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haem

/hiːm/

Traducción: Grupo prostético porfirínico que contiene hierro, responsable de la unión y transporte de oxígeno en la sangre; forma parte de la hemoglobina y otras hemoproteínas.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/hiːm/

A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds, essential for oxygen transport in blood.

  • 🇪🇸Grupo prostético porfirínico que contiene hierro, responsable de la unión y transporte de oxígeno en la sangre; forma parte de la hemoglobina y otras hemoproteínas.
  1. Iron-containing compound C1 formal scientific

    A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds, forming the non-protein part of hemoglobin.

    • Haem is essential for oxygen transport in the blood.
    • The structure of haem allows it to bind oxygen reversibly.
    • Researchers studied how haem interacts with various proteins.

    🇪🇸Hemo (grupo prostético de la hemoglobina)

    Sinónimos: protoheme

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