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Retinol-Binding Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Proteins which bind with RETINOL. The retinol-binding protein found in plasma has an alpha-1 mobility on electrophoresis and a molecular weight of about 21 kDa. The retinol-protein complex (MW=80-90 kDa) circulates in plasma in the form of a protein-protein complex with prealbumin. The retinol-binding protein found in tissue has a molecular weight of 14 kDa and carries retinol as a noncovalently bound ligand.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Retinoid Binding Protein
  • Retinoid Binding Proteins
  • Retinol Binding Protein
  • Retinol Binding Proteins

In other languages

  • French

  • Protéines fixant le rétinol
  • Protéines fixatrices du rétinol
  • Protéines liant le rétinol
  • Protéines se liant au rétinol
  • RBP (Retinol Binding Protein)

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SS995DXC-6

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