- What is the difference between transfer factors and antibodies?
Unlike antibodies that are large proteins, transfer factors are small peptides containing about eight amino acids. The small size of the transfer factors makes them non-allergenic. Antibodies are consumed by directly attaching themselves to the offending cell or protein. Transfer factors perform a different role. Transfer factors are immune messenger molecules that educate and alert naive immune cells to an impending danger. In this regard transfer factors perform a catalytic role in the immune system, triggering the affect without themselves being consumed. Transfer factor preparations consist of three identifiable fractions.
