sulfhemoglobin

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sulfhemoglobin [¦səlf′hē·mə‚glō·bən]

(biochemistry)

A greenish substance derived from hemoglobin by the action of hydrogen sulfide; it may appear in the blood following the ingestion of sulfanilamide and other substances.

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15) Sulfhemoglobin production occurs when a drug or toxin with oxidative properties produces metHb, followed by the incorporation of a sulfur atom into the hemoglobin.

Anesthetic management of a patient with methemoglobinemia. (Case ... by Tobias, Joseph D. / Southern Medical Journal

Congenital sulfhemoglobin and transient methemoglobinemia secondary to diarrhoea.

A nested case-control study of Methemoglobinemia risk factors in ... by Vlad, Marianna / Environmental Health Perspectives

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sulfate pulping
sulfathiazole
sulfatide lipidosis
sulfating
sulfation
sulfenic acid
sulfenyl chloride
sulfhemoglobin
sulfhydryl compound
sulfidation
sulfide
sulfide dye
sulfide mineral
sulfidogen
sulfinate

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