血红素

血紅素

xuèhóngsù

noun #39,901

Meanings

1 heme (the iron-containing porphyrin that is the active part of hemoglobin)
2 (Taiwan) hemoglobin

Characters

element / substance

Examples

血红素是血红蛋白的重要组成部分。

Xuèhóngsù shì xuèhóngdànbái de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfèn.

Heme is an essential component of hemoglobin.

缺铁会影响血红素的合成。

Quē tiě huì yǐngxiǎng xuèhóngsù de héchéng.

Iron deficiency impairs the synthesis of heme.

Tips

usage

Mainland biochemistry uses 血红素 specifically for heme and 血红蛋白 (xuèhóngdànbái) for hemoglobin. Taiwanese usage often blurs the two and uses 血红素 to mean hemoglobin — watch for this in cross-strait medical texts.

Stroke Order

血 xuè

红 hóng

素 sù