globulin

globulin
noun Date: 1845 any of a class of simple proteins (as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in dilute salt solutions and that occur widely in plant and animal tissues — compare alpha globulin, beta globulin, gamma globulin

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  • globulin — [glɔbylɛ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. 1846, Bescherelle; de globule. ❖ ♦ Physiol. Petit élément figuré du sang, se présentant sous forme de bâtonnet, puis de disque et jouant probablement un rôle dans la coagulation (on dit aussi hématoblaste; plaquette… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • globulin — /glob yeuh lin/, n. Biochem. 1. any of a group of proteins, as myosin, occurring in plant and animal tissue, insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions and coagulable by heat. 2. any of several groups of blood plasma proteins,… …   Universalium

  • globulin — Name for a family of proteins precipitated from plasma (or serum) by half saturation with ammonium sulfate ( i.e., addition of an equal volume of saturated ammonium sulfate). Globulins may be further fractionated by solubility, electrophoresis,… …   Medical dictionary

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