How to Use myoglobin in a Sentence

myoglobin

noun

• Because of the large amount of myoglobin, these muscles appear dark.
  — Joshua Selsby, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
• His urine was not tested, but the discoloration was likely the result of the excess myoglobin.
  — Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
• In beef, that color comes from myoglobin, a compound that transmits oxygen from the bloodstream to muscle cells.
  — J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
• His urine was dark because the oxygen-carrying parts of the muscle known as myoglobin were collecting in the kidneys.
  — New York Times, 14 July 2021
• The high amount of myoglobin and subsequent oxygen in our muscle cells allows us to hold our breath for extended periods of time.
  — Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2019
• The color magic happens when nitrites convert to nitric oxide (NO), which binds to the iron in muscle myoglobin to form a stable pigment when heated.
  — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 11 May 2012
• Similar to the hemoglobin found in our blood, myoglobin carries oxygen to the animal's muscles, according to the New York Times.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 17 May 2017
• These products, such as the protein myoglobin, are particularly harmful to the kidneys and can result in kidney failure.
  — Fiza Pirani, ajc, 7 June 2018
• One study concluded that CK damage persisted more than seven days post-marathon while another study discovered the presence of myoglobin in the bloodstream for 3-4 days post race.
  — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2019
• Each company needed to come up with a means of mimicking myoglobin’s function in the sensory experience of biting into a cut of beef.
  — Paul Tullis, Town & Country, 2 May 2021
• It’s also why beached whales quickly find themselves in danger: On land, a whale’s bulk damages their muscles and releases dangerous amounts of a protein called myoglobin that can cause their kidneys to fail.
  — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 27 June 2018
• He was supposed to be researching myoglobin, a protein found in muscles.
  — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
• Depending on the cut of pork, the levels of myoglobin can vary, and heat may not fully break it down, resulting in a pink hue.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
• Meat is categorized as red or white depending on its myoglobin content.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2022
• While the presence of myoglobin isn’t necessarily cause for worry, too much of it can lead to kidney damage.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017