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Definition of Globin
1. Noun. A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells.
Generic synonyms: Simple Protein
Substance meronyms: Haemoglobin, Hb, Hemoglobin
Definition of Globin
1. Noun. One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin in blood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Globin
1. a simple protein [n -S]
Medical Definition of Globin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Globin
Literary usage of Globin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Gustav Mann, Walther Löb, Henry William Frederic Lorenz, Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker, Thomas Jeffery Parker, Harry Clary Jones, Sunao Tawara, Leverett White Brownell, Max Julius Louis Le Blanc, Willis Rodney Whitney, John Wesley Brown, Wi (1906)
"Other observers have proceeded similarly, but if globin is not wanted as such,
salt may be added, the solution may be boiled, the amount of acid be varied, ..."
2. Chemistry of the Proteids by Gustav Mann (1906)
"Lawrow found 94'09 per cent globin, 4'47 per cent haematin, and only T44 per ...
The union between globin and haematin must be an exceedingly feeble one, ..."
3. The Physical Chemistry of the Proteins by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1918)
"globin. — globin may best be prepared by the following modification of the method
devised by Schulz (39) (37). A thick suspension of ox-corpuscles is ..."
4. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology by Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1901)
"A neutral perfectly transparent solution of globin was thus obtained. The chief
properties of the solution were the following. ..."
5. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1905)
"... globin dissociates more readily than would otherwise be the case. This is
observed at least when the oxygen is under a low pressure, such as occurs, ..."