haemoprotein

Definitions of haemoprotein

1. noun

   a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
   synonyms: hemoprotein

   types:

   Hb, haemoglobin, 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

   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)

   oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin

   the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs

   cytochrome c

   the most abundant and stable cytochrome; involved in energy transfer

   type of:

   compound protein, conjugated protein

   a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances