Hemoglobin component heme shown to inhibit enzyme that helps dissolve blood clots

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When it comes to blood clots, it is not only how they form that is crucial, but also how the body can break them down again. A team of researchers at the University of Koblenz, led by Prof. Dr. Marie-T. Hopp, has demonstrated that heme—a component of hemoglobin—can influence this process. The findings, published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, provide a new molecular…

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Hemoglobin component heme shown to inhibit enzyme that helps dissolve blood clots

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