apolipoprotein

noun

class of protein

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English protein English lipoprotein English apolipoprotein From apo- + lipoprotein.

Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.