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.

Year introduced: 1991(1975)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.427.374.187, D12.776.556.579.374.187

MeSH Unique ID: D006422

Previous Indexing:

• Carrier Proteins (1973-1974)
• Iron (1973-1974)
• Metalloproteins (1973-1974)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Iron-Binding Proteins
Nonheme Iron Proteins
Hemerythrin

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Metalloproteins
Iron-Binding Proteins
Nonheme Iron Proteins
Hemerythrin