Definition of Liposome

1. Noun. An artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector.

Generic synonyms: Cyst, Vesicle

Definition of Liposome

1. Noun. (biochemistry) an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular phospholipid membrane; a lipid vesicle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Liposome

1. a microscopic globule composed of lipids [n -S]

Medical Definition of Liposome

1. A spherical particle in an aqueous medium, formed by a lipid bilayer enclosing an aqueous compartment. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liposome

lipoprotein Lp(a)
lipoprotein electrophoresis
lipoprotein lipase
lipoprotein polymorphism
lipoproteinemia
lipoproteins
lipos
liposarcoma
liposarcomas
liposculpture
liposis
lipositol
liposoluble
liposomal
liposomal delivery vector
liposome (current term)
liposomes
liposuck
liposucked
liposucking
liposucks
liposuction
liposuctioned
liposuctioning
liposuctions
lipoteichoic
lipoteichoic acid
lipoteichoic acids
lipothiamide pyrophosphate
lipothymic

Literary usage of Liposome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"The researchers who are developing liposome technology hope so. A liposome is a tiny sphere of fatty molecules surrounding a watery interior. ..."

2. Thin Polymer and Phospholipid Films for Biosensors: Characterisation with by Torbjorn Tjarnhage (1997)
"Non-specific protein binding was tested by an injection of bovine serum albumin over the liposome-modified surface (Fig.). The resulting response change of ..."

3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Liposomal prostaglandin El Treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, injection TN= liposome encapsulated recombinant interleukin-2 TN= liposome ..."

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