globulin

/ˈglɑbjələn/

Other forms: globulins

Definitions of globulin

1. noun

   a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
   types:

   alpha globulin

   a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility

   serum globulin

   globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood

   gamma globulin, human gamma globulin

   a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses

   myosin

   the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin

   beta globulin, siderophilin, transferrin

   a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron

   C-reactive protein, CRP

   a byproduct of inflammation; a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation

   Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin

   a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

   type of:

   simple protein

   a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed