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HEMOPROTEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
Synonyms:
haemoprotein; hemoprotein
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hemoprotein" is a kind of...):
compound protein; conjugated protein (a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemoprotein"):
haemoglobin; 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)
myoglobin (a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed)
cytochrome ((biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration))
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