Biologically Active Substance
hemerythrin
Subclass of:
Nonheme Iron Proteins
Definitions related to hemerythrin:
  • A non-heme iron protein consisting of eight apparently identical subunits each containing 2 iron atoms. It binds one molecule of oxygen per pair of iron atoms and functions as a respiratory protein.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Protein found in the blood of earthworms which imparts its red color.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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