Lipoprotein vs Apoprotein - What's the difference?

lipoprotein | apoprotein |


As nouns the difference between lipoprotein and apoprotein

is that lipoprotein is any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions while apoprotein is (protein) the polypeptide part of a conjugated protein.

lipoprotein

English

Noun

(wikipedia lipoprotein) (en noun)
  • Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.

    • Derived terms

    * high-density lipoprotein * low-density lipoprotein

    apoprotein

    English

    (wikipedia apoprotein)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein

    • Hypernyms

    * protein

    Derived terms

    * apo-

    Coordinate terms

    * holoprotein * cofactor * prosthetic group * enzyme

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