血红素（heme）是一类含有铁离子的卟啉化合物。 它除了在血红蛋白中负责结合氧气外，还是肌红蛋白、细胞色素、细胞色素P450、过氧化氢酶、过氧化物酶等多种蛋白的辅因子，并且参与调控基因表达、 miRNA加工、昼夜节律等过程。

针对乳酸乳球菌 (Lactococcus lactis)传统发酵代谢效率低、需氧培养成本高的问题，研究人员提出电发酵技术，通过电极介导的厌氧呼吸替代有氧代谢。该研究实现了>60%的菌体产量提升和>90%的冷却成本降低，为食品工业提供了无需血红素 (heme)和氧气的可持续解决方案，相关成果发表于《TRENDS in Biotechnology》。

中国科学院生物物理研究所孙飞课题组与德国马克斯-普朗克研究所Hartmut Michel课题组，在《德国应用化学》上发表了题为The unusual homodimer of a heme ...

University of Leicester. "Heme Proteins: Ubiquitous And Essential For Every Organism." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 12 June 2009. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 06 / 090612123914.htm>.

Comparison of the Rate of Heme Synthesis from ALA-4–14C (5 Microcuries) by Reticulocytes from a Normal Man and from a Patient with Hereditary Pyridoxine-Responsive Anemia (PRA).

Heme is an essential part of the protein hemoglobin, which colors human blood red. Heme also is crucial for cytochrome proteins, which power the cell. Humans, animals, plants and bacteria all use ...

Dublin, June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Heme Market Insights 2020 - Analysis and Forecasts for the Global and Chinese Markets to 2025, by Manufacturers, Regions, Technology, Application" report ...

The company is able to bring its technology to the market after its international patent application was published by the European Patent Office. In what it called a ‘world first’, the company has ...

Heme makes up part of the molecule hemoglobin, which turns blood red and carries oxygen around the body. It’s characterized by its ability to carry iron, so on its own, the molecule pretty much ...

Although heme, the oxygen-carrying organometallic compound found in red blood cells, is involved in many biological processes, little is known about how this cofactor moves around.