hemoglobinase
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hemoglobin + -ase
Noun[edit]
hemoglobinase (plural hemoglobinases)
- (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin
- 2015 August 19, Christian Heim et al., “Inhibition of Haemonchus contortus larval development by fungal lectins”, in Parasites & Vectors[1], volume 8, :
- H11 and H-gal-GP are believed to be components of the hemoglobinase complex in the H. contortus adult gut responsible for digestion of the ingested host hemoglobin and are regarded as hidden antigens not exposed to the host immune system [ 9, 16, 17 ].