euglobulinn.
/juːˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn/ Biochemistry.
The name of one of the fractions into which serum globulin is divided, so called because of its true globulin properties; it is insoluble in pure water but soluble in saline solutions and is precipitated by half-saturation with ammonium sulphate. Also attributive.
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1905 W. B. Hardy in Jrnl. Physiol. 33 333 Englobulin [sic] itself may be merely a step in a series of proteid compounds.
1907 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 3 233 The two serum globulin fractions of the Hofmeister classification..the lower or euglobulin fraction (2·9 to 3·4 saturated) comprises diphtheria and tetanus antitoxin.
1907 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 3 235 The repeatedly precipitated euglobulin..contained..10 per cent of the antitoxin.
1962 Lancet 22 Dec. 1302/1 The euglobulin lysis-time..will probably have to serve..as a measure of fibrinolytic activity.
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