Alpha globulin

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Alpha Globulins are a group of globular proteins in plasma^[1] that are highly mobile in alkaline or electrically charged solutions. They inhibit certain blood protease and show significant inhibitor activity.

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1 Examples
- 1.1 Alpha 1 globulins
- 1.2 Alpha 2 globulins
2 References

Examples

Alpha 1 globulins

Alpha 2 globulins

References

^ MeSH Alpha-Globulins

Proteins: Globular proteins

Serum globulins

Alpha globulins	serpins: alpha-1 (Alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, Alpha 1-antitrypsin) · alpha-2 (Alpha 2-antiplasmin) · Antithrombin (Heparin cofactor II) carrier proteins: alpha-1 (Transcortin) · alpha-2 (Ceruloplasmin) · Retinol binding protein other: alpha-1 (Orosomucoid) · alpha-2 (alpha-2-Macroglobulin, Haptoglobin)

Beta globulins	carrier proteins: Sex hormone-binding globulin · Transferrin other: Angiostatin · Hemopexin · Beta-2 microglobulin · Factor H · Plasminogen · Properdin

Gamma globulin	Immunoglobulins

Other	Fibronectin (Fetal fibronectin) · Macroglobulin/Microglobulin · Transcobalamin

Other globulins

Beta-lactoglobulin (Lactoferrin) · Thyroglobulin · Alpha-lactalbumin

Albumins

Egg white	Conalbumin · Ovalbumin · Avidin

Serum albumin	Human serum albumin · Bovine serum albumin · Prealbumin

Other	C-reactive protein · Lactalbumin (Alpha-lactalbumin) · Parvalbumin · Ricin

see also disorders of globin and globulin proteins
B proteins: BY STRUCTURE: membrane, globular (en, ca, an), fibrous

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