Nomenclature for synthetic peptides representative of immunoglobulin chain sequences. WHO-IUIS Nomenclature Sub-Committee.

The source (species of origin), type, and subgroup (where applicable) of the immunoglobulin chain are indicated prior to the numbers of the first and last amino acid residues comprising the synthesized sequence (stated in parentheses), e.g., human gamma 1 (289-298) or rat epsilon (143-147). Square brackets indicate that the peptide is an analogue; substituted amino acids are identified by the three-letter code; superscripted numbers indicating the residue at which the substitution, removal or addition occurs. Further substitutions are specified within round brackets. For example, human gamma 1 (289-298) [D-Thr298] and human gamma 1 (289-298) [Asn (CHO)297].