microglobulin

microglobulin

 [mi″kro-glob´u-lin] any globulin, or any fragment of a globulin, of low molecular weight.

mi·cro·glob·u·lin

(mī'krō-glob'yū-lin), 1. Any serum or urinary globulin with a molecular mass less than about 40 kDa, including especially Bence Jones proteins , under protein. 2. On occasion, a term used to refer to 7S immunoglobins (for example, IgG).

microglobulin

A generic term of waning use for a low-molecular-weight (< 40-kD) single “globular” protein (e.g., Bence-Jones protein).

mi·cro·glob·u·lin

(mī'krō-glob'yū-lin) Any serum or urinary globulin with a molecular mass less than about 40 kD.