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haemin
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Also known as Chlorohemin

Hemin (haemin; ferric chloride heme) is an iron-containing porphyrin with chlorine that can be formed from a heme group, such as heme B found in the hemoglobin of human blood.

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Intravenous infusion
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Mass
651.146145684
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chemical formula
C₃₄H₃₂ClFeN₄O₄
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C2=CC3=C(C(=C([N-]3)C=C4C(=C(C(=N4)C=C5C(=C(C(=N5)C=C1[N-]2)C=C)C)C=C)C)C)CCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O.[Cl-].[Fe+3]
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Hemin (haemin; ferric chloride heme) is an iron-containing porphyrin with chlorine that can be formed from a heme group, such as heme B found in the hemoglobin of human blood.

==Chemistry== Hemin is protoporphyrin IX containing a ferric iron (Fe3+) ion with a coordinating chloride ligand.

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