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Heme vs Hame - What's the difference?

heme | hame |

As nouns the difference between heme and hame

is that heme is the component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen while hame is a covering, skin, membrane.

heme

English

Alternative forms

* haem (British )

Noun

  • The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
  • * 2008 , John Greer, John Foerster, George Rodgers, Fixos Paraskevas, Bertil Glader, Daniel Arber, Robert Means Jr, Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology: Volume One: Twelfth Edition , page 141:
    • The binding of oxygen to the iron molecule causes the hemoglobin molecule to undergo conformational changes that affect the binding of oxygen to other heme sites.

    Derived terms

    * diheme * monoheme * multiheme * octaheme * tetraheme * triheme

    See also

    * hemoglobin * bilirubin * red blood cell * ----

    hame

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hame, home, from (etyl) hama, . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A covering, skin, membrane.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) ham, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 4

    From earlier haum, haume.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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