English Dictionary

anticalin

noun

Any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.

The anticalin is a type of protein that can bind to specific targets.

意味（1）

Any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins.

The calyx architecture offers several opportunities for therapeutic applications: the most radical involves the engineering of the natural proteins to produce anticalins, antibody mimetics devised to bind specific ligands, including drugs for targeted delivery.