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Meaning of anticalin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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