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cardiolipin

[ kahr-dee-oh-lip-in ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cardiolipin1

First recorded in 1942; cardio- + lip(id) + -in 2
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They could fit with the proposal12,13 that PbgA is a transport protein for the phospholipid cardiolipin.

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As such, PbgA’s apparent influence on cardiolipin transport seems to be a secondary consequence of its role in regulating LPS biosynthesis.

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In support of this idea, Clairfeuille et al. confirmed the finding16 that PbgA was required for the outer membrane to retain its integrity, whereas eliminating cardiolipin had no effect.

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