alkali denaturation test

n.

A test for hemoglobin F, based on the fact that hemoglobin F, unlike other hemoglobins, is not denatured by alkali to alkaline hematin.

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Nearby words

alkahest, alkalemia, alkalescent, alkali, alkali blue, alkali denaturation test, alkali feldspar, alkali flat, alkali grass, alkali metal, alkali metaprotein

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