globin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of globin
1875–80; < Latin glob ( us ) globe, sphere + -in 2
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Reactivating this gene after birth could help bypass defects in the adult globin gene that cause Sickle Cell diseases.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
The globin chains are too short to form functional hemoglobin.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 ● Dec. 28, 2021
But that gene, the adult globin gene, is the one that can carry a sickle cell mutation.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
By a dilute acid haemoglobin is decomposed into globin, and ``haematin,'' a ferri-pyrrol derivative of the probable formula C34H34N4FeO5; under certain conditions the iron-free ``haematoporphyrin'' is obtained.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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