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Preferred term

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated FATTY ACIDS; EICOSANOIDS; and RETINOIDS. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of LIPIDS.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Fatty Acid-Binding Protein

In other languages

  • French

  • FABP (Fatty Acid-Binding Protein)
  • Protéines de liaison des acides gras
  • Protéines fixant les acides gras
  • Protéines liant les acides gras
  • Protéines se liant aux acides gras
  • Transporteurs FABP

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q46VGRXG-8

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