Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Albumins » Serum Albumin » Methemalbumin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Blood Proteins » Serum Albumin » Methemalbumin
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Hemeproteins » Methemalbumin
Description
A 1:1 molar complex of heme or hematin and albumin formed after the dissociation of methemoglobin into heme or hematin and globin in plasma. This complex, which imparts a coffee-brown color to plasma, occurs in hemolytic and hemorrhagic disorders. Its presence in plasma is used as a test to differentiate between hemorrhagic and edematous pancreatitis. MeSH
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