Definition of Ferroheme

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A form of heme containing reduced (ferrous) iron ¹

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Medical Definition of Ferroheme

1. 1. Compounds of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring that differ in side chain composition. Haems are the prosthetic groups of cytochromes and are found in most oxygen carrier proteins. 2. haem-, eaning relating to blood. Origin: G. Haima (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferroheme

ferroelasticity
ferroelectric
ferroelectrically
ferroelectricities
ferroelectricity
ferroelectrics
ferroequinologist
ferroequinologists
ferroequinology
ferrofluid
ferrofluidic
ferrofluids
ferrogedrite
ferrogel
ferroglaucophane
ferroheme (current term)
ferrohexahydrite
ferrohexahydrites
ferroholmquistite
ferrohornblende
ferroic
ferroics
ferroin
ferrokaersutite
ferrokentbrooksite
ferrokinesis
ferrokinetic
ferrokinetics
ferrolyomesophase

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