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Heme (American English), or haem (Commonwealth English, both pronounced /hi:m/ HEEM), is a ring-shaped iron-containing molecular component of hemoglobin, which is necessary to bind oxygen in the bloodstream. It is composed of four pyrrole rings with 2 vinyl and 2 propionic acid side chains. [1] Heme is biosynthesized in both the bone marrow and ...
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Hemoglobin A (HbA) is the most common adult form of hemoglobin and exists as a tetramer containing two alpha subunits and two beta subunits (α2β2). [3] Each subunit contains a heme group that diatomic oxygen (O 2) molecules can bind to. [5]
Heme degradation is the only natural source of carbon monoxide in the human body, and is responsible for the normal blood levels of carbon monoxide in people breathing normal air. [81] The other major final product of heme degradation is bilirubin. Increased levels of this chemical are detected in the blood if red blood cells are being ...
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Structure of Heme b; "Fe" is the chemical symbol of iron, "II" indicates its oxidation state. Iron is an essential bioelement for most forms of life, from bacteria to mammals . Its importance lies in its ability to mediate electron transfer.
The redox potential for cytochrome c can also be "fine-tuned" by small changes in protein structure and solvent interaction. [4] The number of heme C units bound to a holoprotein is highly variable. For vertebrate cells one heme C per protein is the rule but for bacteria this number is often 2, 4, 5, 6 or even 16 heme C groups per holoprotein.