Associations to the word «Heme»
Noun
- Biosynthesis
- Iron
- Ligand
- Enzyme
- Subunit
- Binding
- Oxidation
- Pigment
- Anemia
- Sulfur
- Precursor
- Electron
- Residue
- Oxygen
- Protein
- Bind
- Ala
- Fe
- Synthesis
- Molecule
- Bile
- Helix
- Pathway
- Metabolism
- Uptake
- Atom
- Marrow
- Absorption
- Proton
- Oxide
- Spleen
- Substrate
- Monomer
- Ix
- Cu
- Respiration
- Hz
- Inhibition
- Glossary
- Inhibitor
- Intermediate
- Liver
- Transporter
- Magnesium
- Degradation
- Tyrosine
- Parasite
- Kinase
- Accumulation
- Vitamin
- Breakdown
- Membrane
- Deficiency
- Nitrogen
- Linkage
- Potential
- Anion
- Copper
- Conformation
- Bacterium
- Zinc
- Lipid
- Coordination
- Solubility
- Signaling
- Ion
- Complex
- Affinity
- Bound
Adjective
Wiktionary
HEME, noun. The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
Dictionary definition
HEME, noun. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.