Difference between Hematin and Haem
What is the difference between Hematin and Haem?
Hematin as a noun is hemoglobin with iron in ferric state. while Haem as a noun is 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.
Hematin
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
Hemin.
Haem
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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.
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