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haemoprotein
haemoprotein (ˈhiːməʊˌprəʊtiːn; ˈhɛm-) or hemoproteinna conjugated protein, such as haemoglobin, whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with ironThesaurusNoun | 1. | haemoprotein - a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrinhemoproteincompound protein, conjugated protein - a protein complex combining amino acids with other substanceshaemoglobin, 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 neededcytochrome - (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) |
haemoprotein Related to haemoprotein: hemoproteinSynonyms for haemoproteinnoun a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrinSynonymsRelated Words- compound protein
- conjugated protein
- haemoglobin
- Hb
- hemoglobin
- myoglobin
- cytochrome
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