Globin Definition

glōbĭn
noun
The protein component of hemoglobin.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of heme-containing proteins, including myoglobin and hemoglobin, that can bind oxygen and other gases.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • haematohiston
  • hematohiston

Other Word Forms of Globin

Noun

Singular:
globin
Plural:
globins

Origin of Globin

  • Back-formation from hemoglobin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from hemoglobin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Globin Sentence Examples

  • This circumstance substantially reduces the amount of alpha globin that the body produces.

  • By a dilute acid haemoglobin is decomposed into globin, and " haematin," a ferri-pyrrol derivative of the probable formula C34H34N4FeOs; under certain conditions the iron-free " haematoporphyrin " is obtained.

  • They found that zeta globin was able to replace the faulty beta globin, in the same way that gamma globin can.

  • Thalassemias are classified according to the globin that is deficient.

  • Individuals inherit from each parent a gene controlling alpha globin production.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLO

Words Ending With

NINBIN

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