MeSH definition : A hemoglobin-like oxygen-binding hemeprotein present in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules
of leguminous plants. The red pigment has a molecular weight approximately 1/4 that
of hemoglobin and has been suggested to act as an oxido-reduction catalyst in symbiotic
nitrogen fixation.;
MeSH hyponym : leghemoglobin A;
MeSH annotation : from leguminous plants;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leghemoglobin;
A hemoglobin-like oxygen-binding hemeprotein present in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules
of leguminous plants. The red pigment has a molecular weight approximately 1/4 that
of hemoglobin and has been suggested to act as an oxido-reduction catalyst in symbiotic
nitrogen fixation.
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