apolipoprotein

English

Etymology

From apo- +‎ lipoprotein.

Noun

apolipoprotein (plural apolipoproteins)

1. (biochemistry) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.

Hypernyms

• apoprotein

Derived terms

• proapolipoprotein

Translations

protein that can bind with a lipid

• Finnish: apolipoproteiini
• Polish: apolipoproteina (pl) f
• Portuguese: apolipoproteína f
• Spanish: apolipoproteína f
• Swedish: apolipoprotein (sv) n