Globin

//ˈɡloʊ.bɪn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
  2. 2
    a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells wordnet
  3. 3
    One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.

    "Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule."

Synonyms

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haematohistonhematohistonhemoglobinprotein

Example

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"Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.

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alpha globinbeta globin

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