noun

• A protein of the beta globulin group which binds and transports iron in blood serum.

  ‘The transferrin receptor is a protein located in the plasma membrane that binds the protein transferrin.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Iron, an essential requirement of bacteria, is tightly bound to glycoproteins such as transferrin and lactoferrin in the serum, making it unavailable for the bacteria.’
  • ‘This blood test measures the amount of iron bound to transferrin, an iron-carrying protein in your bloodstream.’
  • ‘Approximately 90% of vanadium in blood resides in plasma, primarily as vanadyl bound to transferrin and albumin.’
  • ‘Serum lead, transferrin, haptoglobin, and ceruloplasmin levels were all found to be within normal limits.’