hematin

hematin
- h. chloride SYN: hemin.
- reduced h. SYN: heme.

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he·ma·tin or chiefly Brit hae·ma·tin 'hē-mət-ən n
1) a brownish black or bluish black derivative C34H33N4O5Fe of oxidized heme containing iron with a valence of three also any of several similar compounds
2) HEME

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he·ma·tin (heґmə-tin) 1. a porphyrin chelate of iron (III) formed by the oxidation of free heme; the hydroxide of heme. It stimulates the synthesis of globin and inhibits the synthesis of porphyrin by inactivation of 5-aminolevulinate synthase and is a component of the cytochromes and peroxidases. Hematin derived synthetically from hemin is used as a reagent. 2. hemin (def. 1).

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