siderophilins

siderophilins
Nonheme, iron-binding proteins; there are three central classes of s.: transferrin (1) (in vertebrate blood), lactoferrin (in mammalian milk and other secretions), and conalbumin or ovotransferrin (avian blood and avian egg white).

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  • siderophilins — Family of non haem iron chelating proteins (about 80 kD) found in vertebrates. Examples are lactoferrin and transferrin …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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