heme

chemical coordination complex of an iron ion chelated to a porphyrin
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q189621
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heme

Summary

heme is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. heme ranks in the top 5% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • heme's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • heme is a type of metalloporphyrins[4].
  • heme is a type of iron chelate[5].
  • heme is part of heme binding[6].
  • heme is part of heme biosynthetic process[7].
  • heme is part of heme transmembrane transport[8].
  • heme is part of heme transmembrane transporter activity[9].
  • heme is part of ABC-type heme transporter activity[10].
  • heme is part of heme transport[11].
  • heme is part of heme protein[12].
  • heme is part of heme export[13].
  • heme is part of heme export from vacuole to cytoplasm[14].
  • heme is part of heme import across plasma membrane[15].
  • heme is part of heme catabolic process[16].
  • heme is part of heme metabolic process[17].
  • heme is part of heme import into cell[18].
  • heme is part of endocytic heme import into cell[19].
  • heme is part of heme receptor activity[20].
  • heme's said to be the same as is recorded as hem[21].
  • heme's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Haem[22].
  • heme's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[23].

Why It Matters

heme ranks in the top 5% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,295 views/month).[2] heme has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] heme is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). heme. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/heme
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_heme_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{heme}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/heme}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as hem
    Part of heme binding, heme biosynthetic process, heme transmembrane transport +12
    Subclass of metalloporphyrins, iron chelate
    Instance of
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28984, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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