I observed that the ethylene glycol causes the reversibility of some agglutination or prevents those when it is added to the antigen before of the anti-bodies addition. Could someone explain to me the chemical action?
Since many hydrogen bonds are involved, in general, in molecular recognition; I would expect ethylene glycol to compete for these bonds. If enough ethylene glycol is added I would expect that both antigen and antibody interact with it preventing their agglomeration.
Thank you, Omar. I would like to know whether the competitive mechanism in addition to the inhibition of the antigen-antibody bonds could explain their reversibility