Fatty acid-binding proteins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002418",
  "term": "Fatty acid-binding proteins",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated fatty acids; eicosanoids; and retinoids. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of lipids.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fatty acid binding proteins"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "binding proteins",
    "lipid metabolism",
    "fatty acid transport proteins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "proteínas de unión a ácidos grasos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fatty-acid-binding-proteins/"
}