transferrin

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T0316800 (trăns-fĕr′ĭn)n. Any of a family of proteins that are found in the blood serum of humans and other vertebrates and that combine with and transport iron.

[trans- + ferr(o)- + -in.]

transferrin

(trænsˈfɜːrɪn) n (Biochemistry) biochem any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport iron. Also called: beta globulin or siderophilin [C20: from trans- + ferro- + -in]

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n. a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. [1947; trans- + Latin ferr(um) iron + -in¹]

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transferrin - a globulin in blood plasma that carries ironbeta globulin, siderophilinglobulin - a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

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Transferrin

transferrin

[′tranz′fer·ən] (biochemistry) Any of various beta globulins in blood serum which bind and transport iron to the bone marrow and storage areas.

Transferrin

(also siderophilin), any of a group of related complex proteins (glycoproteins) that transport Fe³⁺ iron ions in organisms. The carbohydrate component of transferrins constitutes approximately 5.5 percent. The molecular weight is approximately 80,000.

Transferrins occur in blood plasma, milk, and egg albumin (conalbumin). In blood plasma, their main functions are the transport of iron (with one molecule of transferrin binding two atoms of trivalent iron) to the reticulocytes, where hemoglobin is synthesized, and the maintenance of the Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺ ratio at a certain level. Upon electrophoresis of plasma proteins, transferrin is found in the β-globulin fraction. Transferrins are found in various genetically dependent forms, which have similar physical and chemical properties. A deficiency of transferrin in organisms leads to a number of pathological states caused by disruption of iron metabolism.

REFERENCE

Glikoproteiny, vol. 2. Moscow, 1969. (Translated from English.)

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.

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.Mentioned in: Iron Tests

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noun a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

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