metmyoglobin

metmyoglobin
Myoglobin in which the ferrous ion of the heme prosthetic group is oxidized to ferric ion; ferrimyoglobin.

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met·myo·glo·bin 'met-'mī-ə-.glō-bən n a reddish brown crystalline pigment that is formed by oxidation of myoglobin

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met·myo·glo·bin (mət-mi″o-gloґbin) a compound formed from myoglobin by oxidation of the ferrous to the ferric state.

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