Haematin

Haematin (also known as hematin, ferriheme, hematosin, hydroxyhemin, oxyheme, phenodin, or oxyhemochromogen) is a dark bluish or brownish pigment containing iron in the ferric state, obtained by the oxidation of haem.

For this reason, it is used in the treatment of porphyrias.

[2] It is a component of cytochromes and peroxidases.

Haematin derived synthetically from hemin is used as a reagent.

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