noun
- a dark-colored compound derived from hemoglobin, used in biochemistry and medicine for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
Usage: technical; chemistry/medicine
Examples
- Hemin is produced when hemoglobin is treated with acid and oxidizing agents.
- The laboratory used hemin crystals to test for the presence of blood in forensic samples.
- Hemin has been studied for its potential therapeutic effects in certain genetic disorders.
- Researchers isolated hemin from red blood cells to analyze its chemical structure.