nitrosylmyoglobin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nitrosyl +‎ myoglobin

Noun[edit]

nitrosylmyoglobin (usually uncountable, plural nitrosylmyoglobins)

  1. (biochemistry) A form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia