Annika SÃ¶renstam. Annika SÃ¶renstam (pronounced [Ëan.niË.ka ËsÃ¸Ë.rÉn.Ëstam]; listen ; born 9 October 1970) is a retired Swedish professional golfer, one of the most successful female golfers in history.
Medical Definition of METALLOTHIONEIN. : any of various metal-binding proteins involved in the metabolism of copper and zinc in body tissue (as of the liver) and in the binding of toxic metals (as cadmium).
In mammalian hosts, iron is tightly bound to proteins such as hemoglobin, transferrin, lactoferrin and ferritin. The strict homeostasis of iron leads to a free concentration of about 10â24 mol Lâ1, hence there are great evolutionary pressures put on pathogenic bacteria to obtain this metal.