Globular Protein
Globular proteins, or spheroproteins are one of the three main protein classes, comprising "globe"-like proteins that are more or less soluble in aqueous solutions (where they form colloidal solutions). This characteristic distinguishes them from fibrous proteins (the other class), which are practically insoluble.
The term globin can refer more specifically to proteins including the globin fold.
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