Definition of myoglobin in English:
myoglobin
noun ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪnˌmaɪəˈɡloʊbən
mass nounBiochemistry A red protein containing haem, which carries and stores oxygen in muscle cells. It is structurally similar to a subunit of haemoglobin.
Example sentencesExamples
- The blood protein hemoglobin and its relative, myoglobin, carry and store life-giving oxygen in many animals.
- Harbor seals have muscles rich in myoglobin, an oxygen carrying molecule.
- The heme of another protein, myoglobin, carries oxygen within muscle cells.
- The tertiary structure of myoglobin is that of a typical water soluble globular protein.
- The key, she believes, may be the iron content of the blood and muscle proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Definition of myoglobin in US English:
myoglobin
nounˌmaɪəˈɡloʊbənˌmīəˈɡlōbən
Biochemistry A red protein containing heme, which carries and stores oxygen in muscle cells. It is structurally similar to a subunit of hemoglobin.
Example sentencesExamples
- The heme of another protein, myoglobin, carries oxygen within muscle cells.
- The key, she believes, may be the iron content of the blood and muscle proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin.
- The blood protein hemoglobin and its relative, myoglobin, carry and store life-giving oxygen in many animals.
- The tertiary structure of myoglobin is that of a typical water soluble globular protein.
- Harbor seals have muscles rich in myoglobin, an oxygen carrying molecule.