Hemin

Hemin
Clinical data
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Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Routes of
administration
Intravenous infusion
ATC code
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ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard 100.036.475
Chemical and physical data
Formula C34H32ClFeN4O4
Molar mass 651.94 g/mol
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Hemin (trade name Panhematin) is an iron-containing porphyrin.[1] More specifically, it is protoporphyrin IX containing a ferric iron ion (heme B) with a chloride ligand.

It is used in the management of porphyria attacks, particularly in acute intermittent porphyria.

It is sometimes distinguished from hematin which has a hydroxide ligand in place of the chloride. However, the terms are sometimes equated.[2]

Hematin is considered the "X factor" required for the growth of Haemophilus influenzae.[3]

See also

References

  1. "hemin" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. "hematin" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. Sherris, John C.; Ryan, Kenneth J.; Ray, C. L. (2004). Sherris medical microbiology: an introduction to infectious diseases. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 395. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
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