transferrin

transferrin

 [trans-fer´in]

a glycoprotein that binds and transports iron; most is produced in the liver. A similar compound produced in the intestinal mucosa is apoferritin.

trans·fer·rin

(trans-fer'in), [MIM*190000]

1. A nonheme β₁-globulin of the plasma, capable of associating reversibly with up to 1.25 mcg iron per gram, and acting therefore as an iron-transporting protein.

2. A glycoprotein, found in mammalian milk (lactoferrin) and egg white (conalbumin, ovotransferrin), that binds and transports iron (Fe³⁺).

[trans- + L. ferrum, iron, + -ia]

transferrin

(trăns-fĕr′ĭn)

n.

A beta globulin in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

transferrin

Siderophilin An 80-90 kD iron-transporting β-globulin that binds up to 2 atoms of Fe(III) with bicarbonate Ref range 2–4 g/L, US: 250-300 mg/dL. See Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin.

trans·fer·rin

(trans-fer'in)

1. A nonheme β₁-globulin of the plasma, capable of associating reversibly with up to 1.25 mcg of iron per gram, and acting therefore as an iron-transporting protein.

2. A glycoprotein, found in mammalian milk (lactoferrin) and egg white (conalbumin, ovotransferrin), that binds and transports iron (Fe³⁺).

[trans- + L. ferrum, iron, + -ia]

transferrin

A blood protein (beta globulin) that can combine reversibly with iron and transport it to the cells.

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transferrin

An iron-binding protein that carries iron in the blood plasma.

transferrin

human iron-binding protein found in the BLOOD PLASMA that reduces the availability of iron to a PATHOGEN.

Transferrin

A protein in blood plasma that carries iron derived from food intake to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.

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