The binding of oxygen to the iron molecule causes the hemoglobin molecule to undergo conformational changes that affect the binding of oxygen to other heme sites.
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Heme
//hiːm//
Synonyms for "heme" (5 found)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
1 entries- hem noun (component of hemoglobin)
French
1 entries- hème noun (component of hemoglobin)
German
1 entries- Häm noun (component of hemoglobin)
Hungarian
1 entries- hem noun (component of hemoglobin)
Italian
1 entries- eme noun (component of hemoglobin)
Portuguese
1 entries- heme noun (component of hemoglobin)
Spanish
1 entries- hemo noun (component of hemoglobin)
Sample sentences
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Impossible's breakthrough was in discovering that meat's essence comes from heme—the iron-rich molecule in blood that carries oxygen and is responsible for the deep-red color.
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