<unk> , also known as HPX, is a human gene.
The protein encoded by this gene,<unk>  (or<unk>  binds heme with the highest affinity of any known protein. Its function of scavenging the heme released or lost by the turnover of heme proteins such as hemoglobin protects the body from the oxidative damage that free heme can cause. In addition,<unk>  releases its bound ligand for internalisation upon interacting with a specific receptor situated on the surface of liver cells. This function of<unk>  is to preserve the body's iron.
Haemopexin
Peruvoside
Camylofin
Desaspidin
Primaquine phosphate
Dihydroartemisinin
Rubitecan
Hemin