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English
Etymology
From citrulline + -ome.
Noun
citrullinome (plural citrullinomes)
- (biochemistry) The complete set of citrullinated proteins in a sample or location.
2013 January, Joyce J. B. C. van Beers, Carla M. Schwarte, Judith Stammen-Vogelzangs, Els Oosterink, Borut Božič, Ger J. M. Pruijn, “The Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fluid Citrullinome Reveals Novel Citrullinated Epitopes in Apolipoprotein E, Myeloid Nuclear Differentiation Antigen, and β-actin”, in Arthritis & Rheumatism, volume 65, number 1, →DOI, page 70:In this study, the presence of citrullinated proteins and fragments thereof in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with RA was investigated by Western blotting and mass spectrometry (MS). This approach yielded an inventory of citrullinated proteins (citrullinome) in the inflamed joints of patients with RA.