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Heme arginate (or haem arginate) is a compound of heme and arginine used in the treatment of acute porphyrias. [1] [2] This heme product is only available outside the United States and is equivalent to hematin. [3] Heme arginate is a heme compound, whereby L-arginine is added to prevent rapid degradation.
Intravenous hemin (as heme arginate or hematin) is the recommended therapy for acute attacks. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] Acute attacks can be severe enough to cause death if not treated quickly and correctly. Hospitalization is typically required for administration of hemin, and appropriate drug selection is key to avoid exacerbating symptoms with drugs that ...
Hemin(Hematin) Hematin and heme arginate is the treatment of choice during an acute attack. Heme is not a curative treatment, but can shorten attacks and reduce the intensity of an attack. Side-effects are rare but can be serious. [citation needed] Pain is extremely severe and almost always requires the use of opiates to reduce it to tolerable ...
Hematin (trade name Panhematin) and heme arginate (trade name NormoSang) are the drugs of choice in acute porphyria in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively. These drugs need to be given very early in an attack to be effective; effectiveness varies amongst individuals.
Hemin is protoporphyrin IX containing a ferric iron (Fe 3+) ion with a coordinating chloride ligand.. Chemically, hemin differs from the related heme-compound hematin chiefly in that the coordinating ion is a chloride ion in hemin, whereas the coordinating ion is a hydroxide ion in hematin. [2]
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (or commonly called EPP) is a form of porphyria, which varies in severity and can be very painful.It arises from a deficiency in the enzyme ferrochelatase, leading to abnormally high levels of protoporphyrin in the red blood cells (erythrocytes), plasma, skin, and liver. [2]
Heme A (or haem A) is a heme, a coordination complex consisting of a macrocyclic ligand called a porphyrin, chelating an iron atom. Heme A is a biomolecule and is produced naturally by many organisms. Heme A, often appears a dichroic green/red when in solution, is a structural relative of heme B, a component of hemoglobin, the red pigment in blood.
Heme D is the site for oxygen reduction to water of many types of bacteria at low oxygen tension. [24] Heme S is related to heme B by having a formyl group at position 2 in place of the 2-vinyl group. Heme S is found in the hemoglobin of a few species of marine worms.