methaemoglobin 1
noundomain: substance
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EnglishDefinition
a form of the oxygen-carrying metalloprotein hemoglobin, in which the iron in the heme group is in the ferric state, not the ferrous of normal hemoglobin.
Examples
- 1.Methemoglobin cannot bind oxygen, unlike oxyhemoglobin.
Synonyms
- methemoglobin 1
a form of the oxygen-carrying metalloprotein hemoglobin, in which the iron in the heme group is in the ferric state, not the ferrous of normal hemoglobin.
