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GLOBULINE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry
DEF

Group of proteins that are soluble in salt solution, but insoluble in water. They include the serum or gamma-globulins and are common in seeds as storage proteins, such as arachin from groundnuts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Biochimie
DEF

[...] groupe de protéines de poids moléculaire supérieur à 150 000, comprenant les pseudoglobulines (solubles dans l'eau) et les euglobulines (solubles seulement en présence d'électrolytes).

CONT

Certaines protéines sont solubles dans l'eau pure (albumines), d'autres - notamment les globulines - ne se dissolvent qu'en présence de sels neutres ou encore lorsque le milieu est légèrement acide ou faiblement alcalin, d'autres enfin (scléroprotéines) sont insolubles même dans ces diverses conditions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Bioquímica
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