Antigen processing
A) destroys the conformational structure of a macromolecule.
B) breaks proteins into peptides of less than 20 amino acids long.
C) does both A and B.
D) does not involve any of the above.

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Antigen processing involves both the destruction of the conformational structure of a macromolecule, often through the action of proteases, and the resulting fragmentation of proteins into peptides typically less than 20 amino acids long.

Antigen Processing