Hematohiston (Noun)
Meaning
A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Hematohiston is the protein component of hemoglobin that remains after the heme group is removed.
- The globin part of hemoglobin is also known as hematohiston, which is responsible for the protein structure.
- Researchers studied the properties of hematohiston to better understand its role in the hemoglobin molecule.
- Hematohiston is often used as a reference point when comparing the structures of different globin proteins.
- The removal of heme from hemoglobin results in the formation of hematohiston, a colorless protein.