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hemoglobin

oxygen-transport metalloprotein in red blood cells of most vertebrates
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hemoglobin

Summary

hemoglobin is a family of protein complexes[1]. hemoglobin ranks in the top 3% of family_of_protein_complexes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,297 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hemoglobin's instance of is recorded as family of protein complexes[3].
  • hemoglobin's physically interacts with is recorded as oxygen[4].
  • hemoglobin's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₉₅₂H₄₆₆₄O₈₁₂₅S₈Fe₄₃₂₁[5].
  • hemoglobin is a type of globin[6].
  • hemoglobin is a type of metalloprotein[7].
  • hemoglobin is a type of protein[8].
  • hemoglobin is part of endocytic hemoglobin import into cell[9].
  • hemoglobin is part of hemoglobin binding[10].
  • hemoglobin is part of hemoglobin metabolic process[11].
  • hemoglobin is part of hemoglobin catabolic process[12].
  • hemoglobin is part of hemoglobin biosynthetic process[13].
  • hemoglobin's Commons category is recorded as Hemoglobin[14].
  • hemoglobin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hemoglobins[15].
  • hemoglobin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • hemoglobin's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • hemoglobin's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • hemoglobin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • hemoglobin's different from is recorded as hemoglobinometry[20].
  • hemoglobin's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Definition and Type

hemoglobin's instance of is recorded as family of protein complexes[3]. Recorded subclass of include globin[6], metalloprotein[7], and protein[8].

Use and Application

Part of include endocytic hemoglobin import into cell[9], hemoglobin binding[10], hemoglobin metabolic process[11], hemoglobin catabolic process[12], and hemoglobin biosynthetic process[13].

Why It Matters

hemoglobin ranks in the top 3% of family_of_protein_complexes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,297 views/month).[2] hemoglobin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] hemoglobin is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    Instance of → family of protein complexes
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