haemoprotein

1. A conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin (synset 114913035)
   is a type of: compound protein, conjugated protein - a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances
   subtypes:

   • 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)
   same as: hemoprotein

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