Medical Dictionary

nonheme

adj non·heme

Medical Definition of NONHEME

:  not containing or being iron that is bound in a porphyrin ring like that of heme <the ferredoxins are nonheme iron proteins>

Variants of NONHEME

non·heme or chiefly British non·haem \ˈnän-ˈhēm\

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