Apolipoprotein

Introduction: Apolipoprotein

Description of Apolipoprotein

Apolipoprotein: protein components of lipoproteins which remain after the lipids to which the proteins are bound have been removed; they play an important role in lipid transport and metabolism.
Source: CRISP

Apolipoprotein: Protein components on the surface of LIPOPROTEINS. They form a layer surrounding the hydrophobic lipid core. There are several classes of apolipoproteins with each playing a different role in lipid transport and LIPID METABOLISM. These proteins are synthesized mainly in the LIVER and the INTESTINES.
Source: MeSH 2007

Apolipoprotein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Apolipoprotein:

• Protein
• Lipoproteins
• Lipids (40 causes)
• Proteins
• Bound
• Play
• Role
• Lipid

Terms associated with Apolipoprotein:

More specific terms for Apolipoprotein:

• Apolipoproteins A
• Apolipoproteins B
• Apolipoproteins C
• Apolipoproteins E
• Apolipoproteins D

Source - MeSH 2007

• apolipoprotein B
• apolipoprotein E
• clusterin

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Apolipoprotein

• Lipoproteins
• Apoproteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• blood lipoprotein

Source - CRISP

The term Apolipoprotein can be used for:

• apoplipoprotein AI

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Apolipoprotein

The following list attempts to classify Apolipoprotein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Lipids
  • Lipoproteins
    • Apolipoproteins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Apoproteins
      • Apolipoproteins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Lipoproteins
      • Apolipoproteins

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