Definition of Globin

1. Noun. A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells.

Exact synonyms: Haematohiston, Hematohiston
Generic synonyms: Simple Protein
Substance meronyms: Haemoglobin, Hb, Hemoglobin

Definition of Globin

1. a simple protein [n -S]

Medical Definition of Globin

1. The polypeptide moiety of haemoglobin. In the adult human the haemoglobin molecule has two _ (141 residues) and two _ (146 residues) globin chains. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Globin

globe cell anaemia
globe flower
globe lily
globe mallow
globe of eye
globe pepper
globe thistle
globi
Globicephala
Globicephala melaena
globiferous
globigerina
globigerina
Globigerinidae
globin (current term)
globin (current term)
globing
globins
globin gene
globin insulin
globin zinc insulin
Globocephalus
globoid
globoids
globoid cell
globoid cell leukodystrophy
globose
globose
globosely
globoses

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