anticalin

A1N1T1I1C3A1L1I1N1

noun

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

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounanticalin (plural anticalins)

plural anticalins

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

    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.

    2015 July 14, “All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein – Drug Interactions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From a trademark of Pieris Pharmaceuticals in Germany.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

anticalin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticalin

MLA

“anticalin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticalin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticalin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticalin.

Source: anticalin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.