globin
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- 9
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Definition of globin
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
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noun
- Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
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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.”
“Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]”
“The results showed that the globin expression in the erythroid cells in individual clones changed in a time-dependent manner.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.
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