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lipoprotein
n.
protein that contains a lipid and a simple protein (Chemistry)
Lipoprotein
A
lipoprotein is a
biochemical assembly that contains both
proteins and
lipids, bound to the proteins, which allow fats to move through the water inside and outside cells. The proteins serve to
emulsify the lipid molecules. Many
enzymes,
transporters, structural proteins,
antigens,
adhesins, and
toxins are lipoproteins. Examples include the
plasma lipoprotein particles classified under
high-density (HDL) and
low-density (LDL) lipoproteins, which enable fats to be carried in the
blood stream, the
transmembrane proteins of the
mitochondrion and the
chloroplast, and bacterial lipoproteins.
lipoprotein
Noun
1. a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood
(hypernym) conjugated protein, compound protein
(hyponym) high-density lipoprotein, HDL, alpha-lipoprotein
Lipoprotein (das)
n.
lipoprotein, protein (Chemistry)
Lipoproteins
Particles composed of specialised proteins and lipids (triglycerides, phospholipids and ccholesterol) which enable lipids (which are water insoluble) to be carried in blood plasma.
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