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Lipids > Lipoproteins > Apolipoproteins > Apolipoproteins B > Apolipoprotein B-48
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lipoproteins > Apolipoproteins > Apolipoproteins B > Apolipoprotein B-48
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Apoproteins > Apolipoproteins > Apolipoproteins B > Apolipoprotein B-48

Preferred term

Apolipoprotein B-48  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Apo B 48
  • Apo B-48
  • ApoB 48
  • ApoB-48
  • ApoB48
  • Apo B, Chylomicron
  • Apolipoprotein B48
  • Apolipoprotein B, Chylomicron
  • Apoprotein B 48
  • Apoprotein B-48
  • Chylomicron Apo B
  • Chylomicron Apolipoprotein B

Scope note

  • A 241-kDa protein synthesized only in the INTESTINES. It serves as a structural protein of CHYLOMICRONS. Its exclusive association with chylomicron particles provides an indicator of intestinally derived lipoproteins in circulation. Apo B-48 is a shortened form of apo B-100 and lacks the LDL-receptor region.

History note

  • 2007 (1983)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053283

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