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