globin

[ gloh-bin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.

globin

/ ˈɡləʊbɪn /

noun

1. biochem the protein component of the pigments myoglobin and haemoglobin

Word History and Origins

Origin of globin¹

1875–80; < Latin glob ( us ) globe, sphere + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of globin¹

C19: from Latin globus ball, sphere + -in

Example Sentences

This is the first time cytoglobin -- or any of the globin proteins like hemoglobin -- has been found to be involved in fetal development and that a paucity could be linked to birth defects.

From Science Daily

Even Linus Pauling, who famously discovered that sickle cell was caused by the substitution of a single amino acid in the globin protein, was part of this dismal history.

From New York Times

But that gene, the adult globin gene, is the one that can carry a sickle cell mutation.

From Seattle Times

For instance, a wealth of comparative data on globin function across vertebrates has accumulated over the past 100 years7.

From Nature

Compounding the problem is that hemoglobin, when unprotected in blood plasma, decomposes into its component globin subunits.

From Scientific American