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Hemoglobin

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The red respiratory protein of erythrocytes, consisting of approximately 3.8% heme and 96.2% globin (64.5 KD), which as oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues where the oxygen is readily released and HbO2 becomes Hb. [ ]

Term info

Label

Hemoglobin

Synonyms
  • Hb
  • Hemoglobin
  • Hgb
  • hemoglobin
Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799

ALT DEFINITION

The substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to the tissues.

CHEBI ID

CHEBI:35143

Display Name

Hemoglobin

Legacy Concept Name

Hemoglobin

Preferred Name

Hemoglobin

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS CUI

C0019046

code

C16676