he·mo·pro·tein
| \ ˌhē-mə-ˈprō-ˌtēn
, -ˈprō-tē-ən \
, -ˈprō-tē-ən \
Definition of hemoprotein
: a conjugated protein (such as hemoglobin or cytochrome) whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with iron
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hemoprotein
noun
he·mo·pro·tein
variants:
or chiefly British haemoprotein \
-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən
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Medical Definition of hemoprotein
: a conjugated protein (as hemoglobin or cytochrome) whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with iron
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The first known use of hemoprotein was in 1948
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