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Synonyms: hemoglobin beta chain | hemoglobin subunit beta
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: Beta globin (also referred to as HBB, β-globin, haemoglobin beta, hemoglobin beta, or preferably haemoglobin subunit beta) is a globin protein, which along with alpha globin (HBA), makes up the most common form of haemoglobin in adult humans, the haemoglobin A (HbA).
Species: Human
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| Bioactivity Comments |
| The approved drug voxelotor binds to sickle cell haemoglobin (HbS) and allosterically increases its affinity for oxygen, thus reducing HbS polymerisation and red blood cell sickling [1]. |
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| Formylpeptide receptors overview |
