globin

Compound

globin

A superfamily of proteins containing the globin fold which is composed of 6-8 alpha helices arranged in a characterstic heme enclosing structure.

Definition from MeSH (D005914), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:5386ChEBI

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Reactions

2 reactions

3FADH2+2proton+deoxyhemoglobin+3dioxygenbiliverdin IXalpha+CO+3FAD+Fe(3+)+globin+3water
Catalysed by HMOX1 or HMOX2
Reaction pageLeft to rightUnbalancedEC 1.14.14.18GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04763CC BY 4.0Reference data
globin+heme bdeoxyhemoglobin
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedGO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09717CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

1 name

Resolves to: globin

Also called: globins