Reaction: ALB binds extracellular heme
- in pathway: Heme biosynthesis
Circulating free heme is cytotoxic. Binding of albumin (ALB) to heme protects cells from this potential toxicity (Desuzinges-Mandon et al. 2010).
Reaction - small molecule participants:
heme [extracellular region]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-9661419
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Reaction input - small molecules:
ferroheme b
Reaction output - small molecules:
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-9661419