CHEBI:30413 - heme

ChEBI IDCHEBI:30413
ChEBI Nameheme
Stars
DefinitionA heme is any tetrapyrrolic chelate of iron.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:14386, CHEBI:24491
Last Modified18 October 2016
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - PubMed (21886157)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
prosthetic group  A tightly bound, specific nonpolypeptide unit in a protein determining and involved in its biological activity.
cofactor  An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
heme (CHEBI:30413) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
heme (CHEBI:30413) has role prosthetic group (CHEBI:26348)
heme (CHEBI:30413) is a iron coordination entity (CHEBI:33892)
heme (CHEBI:30413) is a metalloporphyrin (CHEBI:25216)
heme (CHEBI:30413) is a metallotetrapyrrole (CHEBI:33909)
Incoming Relation(s)
hemoprotein (CHEBI:35137) has part heme (CHEBI:30413)
12,18-didecarboxysirohaem (CHEBI:132253) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
alpha-oxyprotohemin IX (CHEBI:22465) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
etiohemin I (CHEBI:24008) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
ferriheme (CHEBI:38574) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
ferroheme (CHEBI:38573) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme a (CHEBI:24479) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme b (CHEBI:26355) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme o (CHEBI:24480) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme-amino acid (CHEBI:24485) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme-thiolate prosthetic group (CHEBI:36073) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
siroheme (CHEBI:28599) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
siroheme(8−) (CHEBI:60052) is a heme (CHEBI:30413)
IUPAC Names 
hemes
heme
Synonyms  Source
haemeIUPAC
hèmeIUPAC
HämChEBI
hæmChEBI
haemIUPAC
hemIUPAC
UniProt Name  Source
hemeUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00032KEGG COMPOUND
DB03014DrugBank