hemin

hemin

 [he´min]

1. a porphyrin chelate of iron, derived from red blood cells; the chloride of heme. It is used to treat the symptoms of various porphyrias.

2. hematin (def. 1).

he·min

(hēm'in),

1. Chloride of heme in which Fe²⁺ has become Fe³⁺. Hemin crystals are called Teichmann crystals , under crystal.

2. Any coordination complex of chloro(porphyrinato)iron(III).

Synonym(s): chlorohemin, factor X for Haemophilus, ferriheme chloride, ferriporphyrin chloride, ferriprotoporphyrin, hematin chloride

hemin

(hē′mĭn)

n.

The reddish-brown crystalline chloride of heme, C₃₄H₃₂N₄O₄FeCl, produced when hemoglobin reacts with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride in a laboratory test for the presence of blood.

he·min

(hēm'in)

Chloride of heme in which Fe²⁺ has become Fe³⁺. Hemin crystals are called Teichmann crystals.
Synonym(s): hematin chloride, haemin.