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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with iron (Fe) ions. The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a transition metal ions; a transition metal is an element whose atom has an incomplete d-subshell of extranuclear electrons, or which gives rise to a cation or cations with an incomplete d-subshell. Transition metals often have more than one valency state. Biologically relevant transition metals include vanadium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum and silver. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a tetrapyrrole, a compound containing four pyrrole nuclei variously substituted and linked to each other through carbons at the alpha position. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: heme binding
Acc: GO:0020037
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.
Synonyms:
  • haem binding
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 1142 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 1142 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0020037 - heme binding (interactive image map)
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