English - Turkish
Definition of haem in English Turkish dictionary
- (Tıp) hem
- heme
- (Tıp) hem
- heme
- (Tıp) Hemoglobin molekülünün proteinsiz kısmı
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Turkish - Turkish
Definition of haem in Turkish Turkish dictionary
- HEME
- (Osmanlı Dönemi) f. Cümle. Hep. Bütün
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English - English
Definition of haem in English English dictionary
- The component of haemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen
Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a haem biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since haem is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous haem to retrieve iron.
- pref. blood, of blood
- a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
- haem-
- Variants of hemo-
- heme
- The component of hemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen
- heme
- the Iron-holding part of the hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins (about 40% of the Fe in meat, fish and poultry is bound into heme) Hemoglobin: the oxygen-carrying protein of the red blood cells
- heme
- The deep red, nonprotein, ferrous component of hemoglobin, C
- heme
- {i} substance present in hemoglobin
- heme
- An iron-containing non-protein portion of the hemoglobin molecule (CMD 1997)
- heme
- compounds of iron complexed in a characteristic ring structure known as a porphyrin ring
- heme
- An iron-porphyrin compound that occurs as a prosthetic group in hemoproteins
- heme
- The porphyrin chelate of iron in which the iron is Fe(II) (or Fe2+); the oxygen-carrying, color-furnishing, prosthetic group of hemoglobin
- heme
- a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds