globin /glo·bin/ (glo´bin)
Globin
globin
globin (glō´bin),
1. the protein constituent of hemoglobin.
2. any of a group of proteins similar to the typical globin.
glo·bin (gl  b n)n. The protein that is a constituent of hemoglobin. Also called hematohiston. |
Globin
One of the component protein molecules found in hemoglobin. Normal adult hemoglobin has a pair each of alpha-globin and beta-globin molecules.
Mentioned in: Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
globin
[glō′bin]
Etymology: L, globus, ball
a group of four globulin protein molecules that become bound by the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin or myoglobin.
globin (glō´bin),
n a group of four globulin protein molecules that become bound by the iron in heme molecules to form hemoglobin or myoglobin.
globin
the protein constituent of hemoglobin; also, any member of a group of proteins similar to the typical globin.
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