Protein Ontology

Last uploaded: February 16, 2024
Preferred Name

methemoglobin

Synonyms

ferric Hb

ferrihaemoglobin

metHb

ferrihemoglobin

Definitions

Category=complex. 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. 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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000060250

comment

Category=complex. 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.

database_cross_reference

CHEBI:17423

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.

has_exact_synonym

ferric Hb

ferrihaemoglobin

metHb

ferrihemoglobin

has_obo_namespace

protein

id

PR:000060250

label

methemoglobin

notation

PR:000060250

prefLabel

methemoglobin

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005833

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005833

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