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anticalin

anticalin noun: any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.

Noun

anticalin (plural anticalins)

  1. Any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.
    • The calyx architecture offers several opportunities for therapeutic applications: the most radical involves the engineering of the natural proteins to produce anticalins, antibody mimetics devised to bind specific ligands, including drugs for targeted delivery.2015 July 14, “All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein – Drug Interactions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of anticalin

pluralanticalins

Origin of anticalin

From a trademark of Pieris Pharmaceuticals in Germany.

Questions about anticalin

What does anticalin mean?
Anticalin means any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.
What part of speech is anticalin?
Anticalin is a noun.
What is the plural of anticalin?
The plural of anticalin is anticalins.

Words near anticalin in the dictionary

  1. anticalcification
  2. anticalcifying
  3. anticalcineurin
  4. anticalciuric
  5. anticalculous
  6. anticalin
  7. anticalins
  8. anticaliph
  9. anticaliphate
  10. anticaliphates
  11. anticaliphs

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