globin

American  

[gloh-bin] / ˈgloʊ bɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

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globin British  

/ ˈɡləʊbɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of globin

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

Example Sentences

In the lab, epigenetic editing would be used to remove methyl tags from the fetal globin gene, reactivating it.

From Science Daily

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

Bluebird Bio has a different strategy — using a disabled virus to deliver a copy of a functioning globin gene.

From Seattle Times

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

From Nature