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Apoprotein

March 30, 2020 | by fttower.com

General term for a protein without its characteristic prosthetic group, which can be a metal or a small organic compound; for example, the apotransferrin protein combines with iron to form transferrin, and the apoceruloplasmin protein combines with copper to form the enzyme ceruloplasmin.

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