haem-

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(Tıp) hem-
<span class="word-self">haemspan>
(Tıp) hem
İngilizce - İngilizce
Variants of hemo-
<span class="word-self">haemspan>
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.

<span class="word-self">haemspan>
pref. blood, of blood
<span class="word-self">haemspan>
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds