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Why is conjugation of the peptide to a carrier protein necessary?

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Why is conjugation of the peptide to a carrier protein necessary?

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• The molecular weight of most peptides is too small to generate an immune response in the animal. Conjugation to a carrier protein such as KLH will not only increase the size of the antigen, but increase its immunogenicity as well.

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