Human erythrocyte glutathione S-transferase activity is inhibited, probably competitively, by hemin with a Ki of 10(-7) M. It is postulated that glutathione S-transferase functions physiologically as a hemin-binding and/or transport protein in developing erythroid cells.

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1982
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