English Explanatory Dictionary

saposin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.

Word forms

saposin saposins

Etymology

From sphingolipid activator protein, + -in.

Derived words

disaposin monosaposin prosaposin trisaposin
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