ceruloplasmin

English

Alternative forms

• caeruloplasmin

Etymology

cerulo (derived from Latin caeruleus (“colored blue”)) + plasmin

Noun

ceruloplasmin (countable and uncountable, plural ceruloplasmins)

1. (biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.

Synonyms

• ferroxidase

Derived terms

• aceruloplasminemia
• apoceruloplasmin
• holoceruloplasmin

Translations

a blue metalloprotein

• Italian: ceruloplasmina (it) f