Term: apoliprotein
Literally meaning: “protein with alterrate lipids”
Origin: Anc Greek
από/apo(= prefix meaning "from, away from, alterate, separate, remainder)
λιπο/ -lipo- > λίπος/lipos(=fat, grease) >λίπος > verb λείβω/livo(=grease)
+πρωτεΐνη/proteini(=protein) > πρώτος/protos(=first or of prime importance)
Coined/History
The term was coined by by American biochemist John Oncley (1910 – July 14, 2004) in the 1940s for the protein constituents of the plasma lipoproteins.
Definition
Apoliprotein is any protein which binds to lipids such as LDL in order to form a soluble molecule named lipoprotein such as HDL.
History and Etymology of Biological / Biochemical / Medical Terms
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neurotrophin
Term: neurotrophin
Literally meaning: “that which feeds the neuron”
Origin: Anc Greek
neuro-> νεύρον/nevron(=neuron) > νευρά/nevra (=catgut)
> (νεαρόν/nearon (=young) because catgut
were made from intestines of young animals.
-trophin/τροφή/trophi(=food)
Coined/History
The term coined by Yves Barde and Ron Lindsay in
1985 as neurotrophic factors.
. Placode and neural crest-derived sensory neurons are
responsive at early developmental stages to brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Dev Biol 1985 Dec;112(2):319-28.
Definition
Neurotrophin is a any of a group of
proteins necessary for neuron development.
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