hematin

Hematin (Ferrihemic acid) is an iron-containing porphyrin. It is used for testing in vitro activities of the Rx-01 oxazolidinones against hospital and community pathogens.

Ferroheme (protoheme) is the color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins. A Ferroheme or haem is a prosthetic group that consists of an iron atom contained in the center of a large heterocyclic organic ring called a porphyrin.

Antimalarial agent 23, a benzimidazole-based compound, exhibits potent antimalarial activity, demonstrated by its low IC50 values of 0.08 μM for PfNF54 and 0.10 μM for PfK1, respectively. This compound effectively inhibits β-hematin formation, yet it does not directly interfere with the conversion of heme to hemozoin [1].