transferrin

transferrin
a glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with, and transports iron

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  • Transferrin — is a blood plasma protein for iron ion delivery. Transferrin is a glycoprotein, which binds iron very tightly but reversibly. Although iron bound to transferrin is less than 0.1% (4 mg) of the total body iron, dynamically it is the most important …   Wikipedia

  • transferrin — transferrin. См. трансферрин. (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.

  • transferrin — [trans fer′in] n. [< TRANS + L ferrum, iron (see FERRO ) + IN1] an iron binding, crystalline globulin in blood plasma, that is important as an iron carrier …   English World dictionary

  • Transferrin — Serotransferrin Vorhandene Strukturdaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Transferrin — A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood transferrin level is tested for diverse reasons: to determine the cause of anemia, to examine iron metabolism (for example, in iron deficiency …   Medical dictionary

  • transferrin — The iron storage protein (80 kD) found in mammalian serum; a b globulin. Binds ferric iron with a Kass of around 21 at pH 7.4, 18.1 at pH 6.6. An important constituent of growth media. Transferrin receptors on the cell surface bind transferrin as …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • transferrin — /trans fer in/, n. Biochem. a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. [1947; TRANS + L ferr(um) iron + IN2] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called  Siderophilin,         protein (beta1 globulin) in… …   Universalium

  • Transferrin — Trans|fer|rin [↑ trans (2), ↑ Ferri u. ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; Syn.: Serum Transferrin, Siderophilin: ein rotes Nichthäm Eisen Protein (MG 79 600) aus 679 Aminosäuren, ca. 6 % Kohlenhydraten (Glykoprotein) u. 2 Fe(III) Ionen. Im Organismus fungiert …   Universal-Lexikon

  • transferrin — transferinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kraujo plazmos glikoproteinas, pernešantis Fe³⁺. atitikmenys: angl. transferrin rus. трансферрин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Transferrin-Rezeptor 2 — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 801/630/774 Aminosäuren (α/β/γ) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Transferrin saturation — Transferrin saturation, measured as a percentage, is a medical laboratory value. It is the ratio of serum iron and total iron binding capacity, multiplied by 100. For an explanation of some clinical situations in which this ratio is important,… …   Wikipedia

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