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TRANSFERRIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

Synonyms:

beta globulin; siderophilin; transferrin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("transferrin" is a kind of...):

globulin (a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed)

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 Context examples: 

This agent does not readily bind iron from transferrin, hemoglobin, myoglobin or cytochrome.

(Deferoxamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Monoclonal antibody E2.3 binds to the Tf receptor, blocking the binding of transferrin to the receptor and resulting in decreased tumor cell growth.

(Monoclonal Antibody E2.3, NCI Thesaurus)

Gallium binds to transferrin, leukocyte lactoferrin, bacterial siderophores and inflammatory proteins and thereby can be used to localize foci of infection.

(Gallium scan, NCI Thesaurus)

Subsequently, ferric iron binds to transferrin or is stored as ferritin.

(Ferric Carboxymaltose Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

BLYM contains regions of similarity to the amino terminal region of transferrins.

(BLYM Oncoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

Important in transport of oxygen by hemoglobin to the tissues, iron is also found in myoglobin, transferrin, and ferritin, and is as a component of many enzymes such as catalase, peroxidase, and cytochromes.

(Ferrous Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)

Important in transport of oxygen by hemoglobin to the tissues, iron is also found in myoglobin, transferrin, and ferritin, and is a component of many enzymes such as catalase, peroxidase, and cytochromes.

(Ferrous sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent does not readily chelate iron bound to transferrin, hemoglobin, myoglobin or cytochrome.

(Deferoxamine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Lactoferrin, a glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family of metal-binding proteins, can be found in milk and other secretory fluids as well as in polymorphonuclear cells and leukocytes; lactoferrin plays a role in the innate defense of mucosal surfaces and its iron-binding activity is associated with the antibacterial activity.

(Bovine Lactoferrin Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration and absorption, the iron dextran complex is removed from plasma by the reticuloendothelial system which cleaves it into the components iron and dextran; ferric iron subsequently binds to transferrin or is stored as hemosiderin or ferritin.

(Iron Dextran Complex, NCI Thesaurus)