protohemin

protohemin
noun
a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
Syn: ↑hemin
Hypernyms: ↑chloride

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\\|prōd.(ˌ)ō+\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + hemin
: hemin 1a

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  • protohemin — noun hemin …   Wiktionary

  • protohemin — pro·to·he·min or chiefly Brit pro·to·hae·min .hē mən n HEMIN * * * pro·to·he·min (pro″to heґmin) protoheme in which the iron atom is oxidized to the +3 oxidation state …   Medical dictionary

  • protohemin — pro·to·hemin …   English syllables

  • hemin — noun /ˈhi.mɪn/ a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride Syn: hematin chloride, protohemin …   Wiktionary

  • hemin — 1. Chloride of heme in which Fe2+ has become Fe3+. H. crystals are called Teichmann crystals, under crystal. 2. Any coordination complex of chloro(porphyrinato)iron(III). SYN: chlorohemin, factor X for Haemophilus, ferriheme chloride,… …   Medical dictionary

  • hemin — noun a reddish brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood • Syn: ↑protohemin • Hypernyms: ↑chloride * * * /hee min/, n. Biochem. the typical, microscopic reddish brown crystals, C34H32N4O4FeCl,… …   Useful english dictionary

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