hemozoin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : hemozoin;

MeSH note : malarial parasite pigment; conversion from heme to hemozoin is how malaria protects itself from toxicity of heme; inhibiting the conversion is considered a potential target for antimalarials;

CISMeF synonym : beta hemozoin;

MeSH synonym : beta-hematin; malaria pigment; haemozoin; beta-haematin;

Registry Number MeSH : 39404-00-7;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C020753;

UMLS CUI

C0062496;

MeSH indexing information
- antimalarials [MeSH Descriptor]
- malaria [MeSH Descriptor]
- pigments, biological [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- hemeproteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- beta hemozoin [MeSH concept]
- hemozoin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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