HEME

noun
9 Scrabble
9 WWF
H 4
E 1
M 3
E 1

Definition

The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It 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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