anticalin means any of a class of artificial proteins that are able to bind to antigens. They are derived from human lipocalins. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
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- 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.”