MeSH definition : A non-heme iron protein consisting of eight apparently identical subunits each containing
2 iron atoms. It binds one molecule of oxygen per pair of iron atoms and functions
as a respiratory protein.;
MeSH annotation : /biosyn /physiol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerythrin;
A non-heme iron protein consisting of eight apparently identical subunits each containing
2 iron atoms. It binds one molecule of oxygen per pair of iron atoms and functions
as a respiratory protein.