Chemicals and Drugs

Truncated Hemoglobins

A family of hemoglobin-like proteins found in BACTERIA; PLANTS; and unicellular eukaryotes. Truncated hemoglobins are distantly related to vertebrate hemoglobins and are typically shorter than vertebrate hemoglobins by 20-40 residues.

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Abstract

A family of hemoglobin-like proteins found in BACTERIA; PLANTS; and unicellular eukaryotes. Truncated hemoglobins are distantly related to vertebrate hemoglobins and are typically shorter than vertebrate hemoglobins by 20-40 residues.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hemoglobins, Truncated
  • TrHb Hemoglobins
  • Truncated Hemoglobin
  • Hemoglobin, Truncated
  • Hemoglobins, TrHb

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2008

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemoglobins (2000-2007)

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  1. D12.776w.422w.316w.762w.932

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Truncated Hemoglobins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054793. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054793
  2. Truncated Hemoglobins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24787475