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Phosvitin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An egg yolk phosphoglycoprotein which contains about 90% of the yolk protein phosphorus. It is synthesized in the liver of the hen and transferred to the developing oocyte, where it is bound to lipoproteins within the yolk granules.

Synonym(s)

  • 9008-96-2
  • Phosphovitellin
  • Phosvitins

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V0L3V8H0-H

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