hematin
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he·ma·tin
(hē′mə-tĭn)n.
A blue to blackish-brown compound, C34H32N4O4·FeOH, formed in the decomposition of hemoglobin.
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heme
(him)n.
an unstable, deep red, iron-containing blood pigment, C34H32N4O4Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
[1920–25; shortening of hemoglobin]
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Noun | 1. | hematin - a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) haemoglobin, Hb, hemoglobin - a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" myoglobin - a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed cytochrome - (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) |
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