globins
Oxygen-carrying proteins
Globins are a family of proteins that bind and transport oxygen in the blood and tissues.
Hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in red blood cells, and myoglobin, which stores oxygen in muscle tissue, are the most familiar examples.
The term appears mainly in biochemistry and medical contexts: The patient showed abnormal globin levels.
Oxygen-transporting components of circulation
- erythrocytesOxygen-carrying blood cells
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
hematocrit · oxyhemoglobin · deoxyhemoglobin · hematopoiesis · blood transfusion · polycythemia · hypoxia · cyanosis
Iron-porphyrin complex in blood
- ironElement twenty-six
- histidineAmino acid, essential early
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
conformational · quaternary · tertiary · polypeptide · amino acids · ferrous · ferric · distal
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
sequence alignment · conservation · vertebrate · invertebrate
Contractile body tissue
- red meatMammal flesh for eating
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- pigmentColor-imparting material
tissue · cytoplasm · endurance · aerobic · respiration · cardiac · skeletal muscle
Legume nodule oxygen-binding protein
- nitric oxideReactive nitrogen-oxygen compound
- nitrogen fixationConverting inert gas to ammonia
red blood cells
Oxygen-transporting components of circulation
- erythrocytesOxygen-carrying blood cells
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
thalassemia · hematocrit · oxyhemoglobin · deoxyhemoglobin · hematopoiesis · blood transfusion · polycythemia · hypoxia · cyanosis · hemolysis
heme
Iron-porphyrin complex in blood
coordination · conformational · quaternary · tertiary · polypeptide · amino acids · ferrous · ferric · distal · proximal
phylogeny
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
common ancestor · sequence alignment · conservation · vertebrate · invertebrate
muscle
Contractile body tissue
pigment · tissue · cytoplasm · endurance · aerobic · respiration · cardiac · skeletal muscle
leghemoglobin
Legume nodule oxygen-binding protein
- nitric oxideReactive nitrogen-oxygen compound
- nitrogen fixationConverting inert gas to ammonia