Associations to the word «Heme»

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

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