Heme/Haeme

血红素

英文解释

Heme is an iron-containing porphyrin. Heme takes part in controlled oxido-reducing reactions that allow hemoproteins to work properly. Heme isalso a modulator of gene expression and cell proliferation/differentiation.

中文解释

血红素是一种含铁的卟啉。血红素参与受控的氧化还原反应，使血红蛋白正常工作。血红素也是基因表达和细胞增殖/分化的调节剂。

参考文献

[1]. Chiabrando D, et al. Heme in pathophysiology: a matter of scavenging, metabolism and trafficking across cell membranes. Front Pharmacol. 2014 Apr 8;5:61.