
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin is an immune modulator, given as a vaccine to help the body respond to cancer. A natural protein isolated from the marine mollusc keyhole limpet. Keyhole limpet hemocyanin is an immunogenic carrier protein that, in vivo, increases antigenic immune responses to haptens and other weak antigens such as idiotype proteins. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxyethyl 2-methyloctadec-9-enoate;1-hydroxypropan-2-yl octadec-9-enoate;2-hydroxypropyl octadec-9-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C63H120O9
- Molecular weight
- 1021.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 1020.89323540 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 140.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 9
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
External database identifiers
- PubMed:12153512
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