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{{Short description|Globular protein in the plasma}}
[[Image:Electrophoresis.png|thumb|Schematic representation of a [[protein electrophoresis]] gel]]
'''Alpha globulins''' are a group of [[globular protein]]s in [[blood plasma|plasma]]<ref>{{MeshName|Alpha-Globulins}}</ref> that are highly mobile in [[alkaline]] or electrically charged solutions. They inhibit certain blood [[proteases]] and show significant inhibitor activity.

The alpha globulins typically have molecular weights of around 93 kDa.

==Examples==
Alpha globulins include certain hormones, proteins that transport hormones, and other compounds, including [[prothrombin]] and [[High-density lipoprotein|HDL]].

===Alpha 1 globulins===
*[[Alpha 1-antitrypsin|α<sub>1</sub>-antitrypsin]]
*[[Alpha 1-antichymotrypsin]]
*[[Orosomucoid]] (acid [[glycoprotein]])
*[[Serum amyloid A]]
*[[Alpha 1-lipoprotein]]
*[[Alpha-1-microglobulin|Protein HC]]

===Alpha 2 globulins===
*[[Haptoglobin]]
*[[Alpha-2u globulin]]
*[[Alpha 2-macroglobulin|α<sub>2</sub>-macroglobulin]]
*[[Ceruloplasmin]]
*[[Thyroxine-binding globulin]]
*[[Alpha 2-antiplasmin]]
*[[Protein C]]
*[[Alpha 2-lipoprotein]]
*[[Angiotensinogen]]
*  [[Cortisol-binding globulin|Cortisol binding globulin]]
*[[Vitamin D-binding protein]]

==References==
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{{Globulins}}
[[Category:Blood proteins]]

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