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glo·bin
(glō′bĭn)n.
Any of a group of heme-containing proteins, including myoglobin and hemoglobin, that can bind oxygen and other gases.
[Back-formation from hemoglobin.]
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globin
(ˈɡləʊbɪn)n
(Biochemistry) biochem the protein component of the pigments myoglobin and haemoglobin
[C19: from Latin globus ball, sphere + -in]
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glo•bin
(ˈgloʊ bɪn)n.
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of two isomeric chains.
[1875–80; < Latin glob(us) globe, sphere + -in1]
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Noun | 1. | globin - a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells simple protein - a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed haemoglobin, Hb, hemoglobin - a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" |
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glo·bin
n. globina, proteína que constituye la hemoglobina.
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