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haemoprotein

/ˌhiː.məʊˈprəʊ.tiːn/

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noun

/ˌhiː.məʊˈprəʊ.tiːn/C2formalscientific
  • ruКонъюгированный белок, химически связанный с соединением, состоящим из железа и порфирина.

A conjugated protein that is chemically linked to a compound composed of iron and porphyrin.

  1. Conjugated protein with hemeC2formalscientific

    A conjugated protein that contains a heme group (an iron-porphyrin compound) as its prosthetic group, essential for oxygen transport and electron transfer.

    ruГемопротеин

    • Hemoglobin and myoglobin are well-known examples of haemoproteins.
    • The scientist studied the structure of the haemoprotein to understand its function in oxygen binding.
    • Cytochromes are haemoproteins that play a key role in cellular respiration.
Forms
  • haemoproteins plural form
  • haemoproteins' possessive plural form
  • haemoprotein's possessive singular form