| lactodensimeter | A type of galactometer. Origin: Lacto-+ L. Densus, thick, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lactoferrin | <protein> Iron binding protein of very high affinity (Kd 10exp 19 at pH 6.4, 26 fold greater than that of transferrin) found in milk and in the specific granules of neutrophil leucocytes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lactoflavin | 1. The flavin in milk. Synonym: lactochrome. Synonym: riboflavin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactogen | An agent that stimulates milk production or secretion. Origin: Lacto-+ G. -gen, producing Human placental lactogen (HPL), lactogen isolated from human placentas and structurally similar to somatotropin; its biological activity weakly mimics that of somatotropin and prolactin; secreted into maternal circulation; a deficiency of HPL during pregnancy leads to children having abnormal intrauterine and postnatal growth. Synonym: choriomammotropin, chorionic "growth hormone-prolactin", human chorionic somatomammotropic hormone, human chorionic somatomammotropin, placenta protein, placental growth hormone, purified placental protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactogenesis | Milk production. Origin: Lacto-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactogenic | Pertaining to lactogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactogenic factor | <protein> Pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD) Synthesised on endoplasmic reticulum bound ribosomes as preprolactin that has an N terminal signal peptide that is cleaved from the mature form. The conversion of preprolactin to prolactin has been much used as an assay for membrane insertion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lactogenic hormone | <protein> Pituitary lactogenic hormone (23 kD) Synthesised on endoplasmic reticulum bound ribosomes as preprolactin that has an N terminal signal peptide that is cleaved from the mature form. The conversion of preprolactin to prolactin has been much used as an assay for membrane insertion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lactoglobulin | The globulin present in milk, comprising 50 to 60% of bovine whey protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactoglobulins | Globulins occurring in milk. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lactometer | Synonym: galactometer. Origin: Lacto-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| lactonase | <enzyme> Aldonolactonase (formerly EC 3.1.1.18) was combined with this Registry number: EC 3.1.1.17 Synonym: aldonolactonase, gulonolactone hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| lactone | <chemistry> One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colourless liquids, having a weak aromatic odour. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lactonic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of milk sugar (lactose), or derived from, lactone. Origin: From Lactose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lactoperoxidase | <enzyme> Peroxidase enzyme from milk that finds an important use in generating active iodine as a nonpermeant radiolabel for membrane proteins. (18 Nov 1997) |