heme pigment
11Pigments biliaires — Pigment biliaire Les pigments biliaires sont des résidus de la dégradation de l hémoglobine des globules rouges usés (la durée de vie moyenne des globules rouges est de 120 jours). La partie non protéique de l hémoglobine (l hème) est dégradée en …
12Hemozoin — Plasmodium falciparum hemozoin crystals under polarised light. Hemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood feeding parasites. These hematophagous organisms such as Malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.), Rhodnius… …
13HÉMOGLOBINE — L’hémoglobine est la molécule d’importance vitale qui, chez les Vertébrés, achemine l’oxygène depuis les poumons, ou les branchies, jusqu’aux tissus, et en retour favorise le transport, par le sang, du gaz carbonique des tissus aux poumons, ou… …
14protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …
15Bilirubin — Bilirubin …
16coloration — colorational, adj. colorationally, adv. /kul euh ray sheuhn/, n. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds. [1605 15; COLOR + ATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology,… …
17Hemoglobin — The oxygen carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin forms an unstable, reversible bond with oxygen. In its oxygenated state it is called oxyhemoglobin and is bright red. In the reduced state it is called… …
18Jaundice — Yellowing redirects here. For the plant disease, see lethal yellowing. For paper degradation, see foxing. Icterus and icteric redirect here. For the physiological event, see Ictal. For the songbird Icteria, see Yellow breasted Chat. Jaundice… …
19haem — n. (also heme) a non protein compound containing iron, and responsible for the red colour of haemoglobin. Etymology: Gk haima blood or f. HAEMOGLOBIN * * * noun a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds • …
20Biocrystallization — is the formation of crystals from organic macromolecules by living organisms. This may be a stress response, or a normal part of metabolism such as processes that dispose of waste compounds. Template mediated biocrystallization is qualitatively… …
