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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins

Preferred term

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acid-Binding Protein, Fatty
  • Fatty Acid Binding Protein
  • Fatty Acid-Binding Protein
  • Protein, Fatty Acid-Binding

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  • see SCR for organism-specific terms

Scope note

  • Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated FATTY ACIDS; EICOSANOIDS; and RETINOIDS. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of LIPIDS.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050556

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