a dark bluish or brownish pigment containing iron in the ferric state, obtained by the oxidation of haem
Examples of 'haematin' in a sentence
haematin
Lipids mediate synthetic haemozoin (β-haematin) formation very efficiently.
Ambele Melvin A, Egan Timothy J 2012, 'Neutral lipids associated with haemozoin mediate efficient and rapid β-haematin formationat physiological pH, temperature and ionic composition', Malaria Journalhttp://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/337. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its ability to complex haem and inhibit β-haematin formation suggests a mechanism of action similar to that of chloroquine.
Bouquet Jérome, Rivaud Marion, Chevalley Séverine, Deharo Eric, Jullian Valérie, ValentinAlexis 2012, 'Biological activities of nitidine, a potential anti-malarial lead compound', Malaria Journalhttp://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/67. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They were localised in the haematin cells of the worm's digestive tract and in gut lumen.
Lucie Jedličková, Hana Dvořáková, Jan Dvořák, Martin Kašný, Lenka Ulrychová, JiříVorel, Vojtěch Žárský, Libor Mikeš 2018, 'Cysteine peptidases of Eudiplozoon nipponicum: a broad repertoire of structurallyassorted cathepsins L in contrast to the scarcity of cathepsins B in an invasive speciesof haematophagous monogenean of common carp', Parasites & Vectorshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2666-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On the third day the glands in contact with the haematin were blackened, and some of the tentacles seemed injured.
Charles Darwin Insectivorous Plants (1875). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)