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Globin vs Hemoglobin - What's the difference?

globin | hemoglobin |

As nouns the difference between globin and hemoglobin

is that globin is one of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin in blood while hemoglobin is the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

globin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin in blood.

    • Anagrams

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    hemoglobin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haemoglobin *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin''), and ''haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

    • Derived terms

    * oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin

    See also

    * (wikipedia "hemoglobin") * globulin * haematin

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