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: Proteins that contain an iron-porphyrin, or heme, prosthetic group resembling that of hemoglobin. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p480)
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Proteins, Heme; Protein, Heme; Heme Proteins; Heme Protein
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nitrophorin [ nitrophorin 1,nitrophorin 2,nitrophorin 3,nitrophorin 4,prolixin S ]
a salivary nitric oxide-carrying heme protein; from Rhodnius prolixus; exhibits high affinity histamine-binding activity
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*Salivary Proteins and Peptides
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Anticoagulants
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Histamine Antagonists
J Exp Med 1994 Dec 1;180(6):2251-7