klotho

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English[edit]

klotho is a kind of β-glucuronidase (pictured)

Etymology[edit]

See Clotho

Noun[edit]

klotho (uncountable)

  1. A transmembrane protein, a novel β-glucuronidase, that, in addition to other effects, provides some control over the sensitivity of the organism to insulin and appears to be involved in aging. [from 1997]

Further reading[edit]

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