heme
Iron-containing blood compound
Heme is the iron-containing molecule that gives blood its red color and enables hemoglobin to carry oxygen.
The iron atom at its center binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it to tissues throughout the body.
Heme appears in other proteins too, including myoglobin in muscles and cytochromes involved in cellular energy production.
Element twenty-six
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- ferrousRelating to iron
ferric · oxidation · reduction · ligand · coordination · chelation · porphobilinogen · degradation
Element twenty-six
- red meatMammal flesh for eating
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- absorptionProcess of taking in
dietary iron · beef · venison · poultry · shellfish · ferritin · Impossible Burger · Beyond Meat
Muscle's oxygen-binding protein
- cytochromeHeme protein transferring electrons
- catalasePeroxide-degrading enzyme
- peroxidasePeroxide-degrading enzyme
- globinHeme-binding protein family
Oxygen-carrying blood component
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- iron deficiencyInsufficient bodily ferritin levels
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- porphyriaHeme pathway enzyme disorder
jaundice · hemolysis · sickle cell · thalassemia · carbon monoxide poisoning · cyanide · oxyhemoglobin · deoxyhemoglobin
iron
Element twenty-six
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
ferrous · ferric · oxidation · reduction · ligand · coordination · chelation · porphobilinogen · degradation · turnover
iron
Element twenty-six
- red meatMammal flesh for eating
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
absorption · dietary iron · beef · venison · poultry · shellfish · ferritin · Impossible Burger · Beyond Meat · food science
myoglobin
Muscle's oxygen-binding protein
- cytochromeHeme protein transferring electrons
- catalasePeroxide-degrading enzyme
- peroxidasePeroxide-degrading enzyme
red blood cell
Oxygen-carrying blood component
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- iron deficiencyInsufficient bodily ferritin levels
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
porphyria · jaundice · hemolysis · sickle cell · thalassemia · carbon monoxide poisoning · cyanide · oxyhemoglobin · deoxyhemoglobin · transfusion
- heme biochemistryglobin, myoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, bilirubin
- bloodblood, plasma, platelet, platelets, red blood cell
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- Erythropoiesisred blood cell, erythrocyte, EPO, enucleation, globin
- Heme Synthesisporphobilinogen, uroporphyrinogen, succinyl-CoA, glycine
- Cell BiochemicalsATP, ADP, NADH, FAD, acetyl-CoA
- brain hemorrhageBleeding within the cranium
- cerebral hemorrhageBleeding within the brain
- hemoglobin synthesisProduction of blood's oxygen carrier
- hemoglobin testAssesses blood's oxygen-carrying protein
- hemoglobin levelsBlood's oxygen-transport protein concentration
- postpartum hemorrhageLife-threatening bleeding after delivery
hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hematite, hemophilia, hematuria, hematology