Crossword clues for lipoprotein
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.
WordNet
n. a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood
Wikipedia
A lipoprotein is a biochemical assembly that contains both proteins and lipids (transported within the protein outer shell) which allow fats to move through water outside cells. The proteins serve to emulsify the lipid molecules, i.e. create a complex particle which is both water soluble and can transport all fats within. Many enzymes, transporters, structural proteins, antigens, adhesins, and toxins are lipoproteins. Examples include the plasma lipoprotein particles classified under HDL, LDL, IDL, VLDL and ULDL (commonly called chylomicron) lipoproteins, which enable fats to be carried in the blood stream, the transmembrane proteins of the mitochondrion and the chloroplast, and bacterial lipoproteins.
Lipoprotein(a) (also called Lp(a) or LPA) is a lipoprotein subclass. Genetic studies and numerous epidemiologic studies have identified Lp(a) as a risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke.
Lipoprotein(a) was discovered in 1963 by Kåre Berg and the human gene encoding apolipoprotein(a) was cloned in 1987.
Usage examples of "lipoprotein".
Hormones control the body by their effect on membranes and my lipoprotein is an artificial hormone rather than a virus.
Alterations of lipolytic enzymes and high-density lipoprotein subfractions induced by physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Finally, new research has demonstrated that continued ketosis causes oxidation of your lipoproteins, which is one of the major factors in the development of heart disease.
Exercise prevents the accumulation of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants seen when changing to a high-carbohydrate diet.
It mostly seemed to involve some fiendishly clever molecular meshing of lipoproteins and polymers that delighted Ethan's geometric reason, at least on the second reading when he finally grasped it.