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English word heme comes from English globin
globin (English)
(protein) Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold. (protein) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
hemoglobin (English)
The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
heme (English)
The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.