Meaning of GLOBULIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'glâbyulin
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed |
| |
| | Websites: | | |
| |
| | See Also: | | gamma globulin, human gamma globulin, myosin, serum globulin, simple protein | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Glob"u*lin\, n. [From {Globule}: cf. F. globuline.]
(Phisiol. Chem.)
An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute
solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles
united with h[ae]matin to form h[ae]moglobin. It is also
found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum,
and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is
applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin,
myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble
in dilute salt solutions.
|
| |
| Medical Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | A category of blood proteins. |
| |
| Biology Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | A simple globular protein which cannot be dissolved in pure water but which can be dissolved if a salt is added to the water. It can also be precipitated out of solution and into a solid with a solution of ammonium sulfate at 50% saturation. Examples of globulin proteins are immunoglobulin and cryoglobulin. |
| |
|
|