Noun: globin glow-bin
- A colourless protein obtained by removing heme from haemoglobin; the oxygen-carrying compound in red blood cells
"Globin chains are synthesized in the bone marrow"
Derived forms: globins
Type of: simple protein
Part of: haemoglobin [Brit, Cdn], Hb, hemoglobin [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Globin