nonheme

nonheme
non·heme or chiefly Brit non·haem 'nän-'hēm adj not containing or being iron that is bound in a porphyrin ring like that of heme <the ferredoxins are \nonheme iron proteins>

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non·heme (nonґhēm) not bound within a porphyrin ring; said of iron so contained within a protein.

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