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nouna conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
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- hemoglobin a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- haemoglobin a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- hb a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- myoglobin a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
- cytochrome (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)