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| PRO name | methemoglobin |
| Synonyms | | PRO-Short-label: | EXACT: | metHb | | Other: | EXACT: | ferric Hb | ferrihaemoglobin | ferrihemoglobin |
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| Definition | "A hemoglobin complex in which the iron of the heme prosthetic group is in the ferric (Fe3+) state rather than the normal ferrous (Fe2+) state." [PRO:DAN, Wikipedia:Methemoglobin] |
| Comment | Note: When normal hemoglobin carries oxygen, the iron(II) oxidizes to iron(III). In methemoglobin, the iron is in the iron(III) state in the absence of oxygen. |
| PRO Category | complex |
| Parent | G0005833 hemoglobin complex
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