Definition of Lipocalin

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a group of proteins that transport lipids and similar molecules ¹

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Medical Definition of Lipocalin

1. Family of proteins that transport small, hydrophobic molecules, such as retinol, porphyrins, odourants. Characterised by two orthogonally stranded _ sheets. Examples: _ 1 microglobulin, purpurin, orosomucoid. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipocalin

lipoarthritis
lipoate
lipoate-protein ligase
lipoate acetyltransferase
lipoates
lipoatrophia annularis
lipoatrophia circumscripta
lipoatrophic
lipoblast
lipoblastic lipoma
lipoblastoma
lipoblastomatosis
lipocalin (current term)
lipocalins
lipocardiac
lipocatabolic
lipocephala
lipoceratous
lipocere
lipochitin
lipochondria
lipochondrodystrophy
lipochrin
lipochromes
lipoclasis
lipoclastic

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