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Categories: Porphyrins, Iron(Ⅱ) compounds, Iron complexes, Cofactors, Tetrapyrroles

heme haem hematin haemitin protoheme

A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds WordNet 3.0

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A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Heme, or haem, is a precursor to hemoglobin, which is necessary to bind oxygen in the bloodstream. Wikipedia

class of metal complexes of ferrous ion and porphyrin; component of hemoglobin and some other biologically important hemoproteins Wikidata

The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. Wiktionary

Component of hemoglobin. Wiktionary (translation)

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

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heme, haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme

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haem, haem biosynthesis, Haem group, Haem iron, haeme, Heme D, heme group, Heme I, heme iron, Heme L, Heme M, Heme m, heme proteins, Heme S, Hæmin, protoheme

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