Hemin

For the given name, see Hemin (given name). For the Buddhist monk, see Haemin (monk).

Hemin
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administration		Intravenous infusion
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Identifiers
  • Chloro[3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphyrin-2,18-dipropanoato(2−)]iron(III)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC34H32ClFeN4O4
Molar mass651.95 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • OC(=O)CCC=5C1=C\C6=N\C(=C/c3n2[Fe](Cl)N1C(=C\C4=N\C(=C/c2c(C=C)c3C)C(/C)=C4/C=C)/C=5C)C(\C)=C6\CCC(O)=O
  • InChI=1S/C34H34N4O4.ClH.Fe/c1-7-21-17(3)25-13-26-19(5)23(9-11-33(39)40)31(37-26)16-32-24(10-12-34(41)42)20(6)28(38-32)15-30-22(8-2)18(4)27(36-30)14-29(21)35-25;;/h7-8,13-16H,1-2,9-12H2,3-6H3,(H4,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42);1H;/q;;+3/p-3/b25-13-,26-13-,27-14-,28-15-,29-14-,30-15-,31-16-,32-16?;; checkY
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Hemin (haemin; ferric chloride heme) is an iron-containing porphyrin with chlorine that can be formed from a heme group, such as heme B found in the hemoglobin of human blood.

  1. ^ "Regulatory Decision Summary for Panhematin". 23 October 2014.