liposome

liposome
Artificially formed single or multi-layer spherical lipid bilayer structures. Made from solutions of lipids etc. in organic solvents dispersed in aqueous media. Under appropriate conditions liposomes form spontaneously. Often used as models of the plasma membrane. May also be used experimentally and therapeutically for delivering drugs etc. to cells since liposomes can fuse with a plasma membrane and deliver their contents to the interior of the cell. Vary in size from submicron diameters to (in a few record-breaking cases) centimetres.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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  • liposome — [ lipozom ] n. m. • v. 1975; en angl. 1968; mot angl.; cf. lipo et some ♦ Petite vésicule artificielle formée de plusieurs feuillets phospholipidiques renfermant une solution aqueuse. Les liposomes peuvent véhiculer des substances actives vers… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • liposome — liposome. См. липосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • liposome —  Liposome  Липосома   Микроскопический сферический мембранный пузырек (диаметр около 2 мкм). Получается искусственно в лабораторных условиях путем добавления водного раствора к фосфолипидному гелю. Защитная оболочка этого пузырька напоминает… …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • liposome — ☆ liposome [lip′ə sōm΄, lī′pəsōm] n. [ LIPO + SOME ] a synthetic, microscopic globule consisting of layers of lipids encapsulating certain substances (as enzymes or drugs): used to introduce these substances into a cell or specified tissue …   English World dictionary

  • Liposome — A liposome is a tiny bubble (vesicle), made out of the same material as a cell membrane. Liposomes can be filled with drugs, and used to deliver drugs for cancer and other diseases. Membranes are usually made of phospholipids, which are molecules …   Wikipedia

  • Liposome — Unter einem Liposom versteht man eine bestimmte, kugelförmige Anordnung von oberflächenaktiven Molekülen in einer Flüssigkeit. Üblicherweise finden Phospholipide wie Lecithin als oberflächenaktive Substanzen Verwendung. Liposome bilden sich aus,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liposome — Schéma d un liposome formé par des phospholipides en solution aqueuse. Un liposome est une vésicule artificielle formée par des bicouches lipidiques concentriques, emprisonnant entre elles des compartiments aqueux. On en obtient à partir d une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • liposome — 1. A spherical particle of lipid substance suspended in an aqueous medium within a tissue. 2. Any small, roughly spherical artificial vesicle consisting of a lipid bilayer enclosing some of the suspending medium. [lipo + G. som …   Medical dictionary

  • liposome — n. a microscopic spherical membrane enclosed vesicle or sac (20–30 nm in diameter) made artificially in the laboratory by the addition of an aqueous solution to a phospholipid gel. The membrane resembles a cell membrane and the whole vesicle is… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • liposome — A synthetic microscopic spherical structure consisting of a phospholipid bilayer membrane containing a user defined aqueous solution. Liposomes can be used to transport relatively toxic drugs into diseased cells, where they can exert their… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • liposome entrapment — liposome entrapment. См. липосомная ловушка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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