Description: Hemin (Hemin chloride) is a chlorinated iron-containing porphyrin, a heme oxygenase (HO)-1 inducer. Hemin has therapeutic activity in porphyrias by reducing heme deficiency in patients, thereby inhibiting δ-aminolevulinic acid synthetase activity through biochemical feedback.
CAS Number: 16009-13-5
Formula: C34H32ClFeN4O4
Molecular Weight: 651,94
References: Vanova K, et al. Heme oxygenase is not involved in the anti-proliferative effects of statins on pancreatic cancer cells. BMC Cancer. 2016 May 12;16:309.