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noun
Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hematohiston, haematohiston
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simple protein
History
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.
Across languages
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