Haem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also

English

Alternative spellings

• heme (US)

Noun

haem (uncountable)

1. The component of haemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.

See also

• haemoglobin
• bilirubin
• red blood cell
• Wikipedia article on haem