| hemoglobin | <cell biology, haematology> Four subunit globular oxygen carrying protein of the erythrocytes of vertebrates and some invertebrates. It is a conjugated protein containing four haem groups and globin. There are two alpha and two beta chains (very similar to myoglobin) in adult humans, the haem moiety (an iron containing substituted porphyrin) is firmly held in a nonpolar crevice in each peptide chain. There are four globin polypeptide chains, designated alpha, beta, gamma, delta in the adult. Each is composed of several hundred amino acids. (08 Mar 2000) |
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| haemoglobin Kansas | An abnormal Hb of molecular formula a2Ab2102Asn→Thr; found in association with familial cyanosis due to decreased oxygen affinity of this Hb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kansas | <ethnology> A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |