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A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin
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Ceruloplasmin — (ferroxidase) PDB rendering based on 1kcw … Wikipedia
ceruloplasmin — ceruloplasmin. См. α2 глобулин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
ceruloplasmin — A blue, copper containing α globulin of blood plasma, with a molecular weight of about 122,000 and 6 or 7 atoms of copper per molecule; involved in copper transport and regulation, and can reduce O2 directly without known intermediates; has… … Medical dictionary
ceruloplasmin — ceruloplazminas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kraujo plazmos baltymas, turintis Cu²⁺. atitikmenys: angl. ceruloplasmin rus. церулоплазмин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
ceruloplasmin — sə̇¦rülō¦plazmə̇n, ¦ser(y)əl noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cerulo (from Latin caeruleus dark blue) + plasma + in; probably originally formed in Swedish : a blue copper binding serum oxidase that is deficient in Wilson s … Useful english dictionary
Ceruloplasmin deficiency — Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain, causing diabetes and progressive nervous system degeneration with the tremors and gait abnormalities characteristic of Parkinson disease.… … Medical dictionary
ceruloplasmin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cerulo (from Latin caeruleus) + plasma + 1 in Date: circa 1952 a blue copper binding serum oxidase that is deficient in Wilson s disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
ceruloplasmin — A blue copper containing dehydrogenase protein (135 kD) found in serum (200 500 m g/ml). Apparently involved in copper detoxification and storage, and possibly also in mopping up excess oxygen radicals or superoxide anions … Dictionary of molecular biology
ceruloplasmin — /seuh rooh leuh plaz min/, n. Biochem. a serum glycoprotein involved in the storage and transport of copper and iron. [1950 55; < NL cerulo , comb. form repr. L caeruleus (see CERULEAN, O ) + PLASM(A) + IN2] * * * … Universalium
ceruloplasmin — ce·ru·lo·plas·min … English syllables
