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Poisonous substance released on rupturing of schizont of RBC in a patient of malaria is
Poisonous substance released on rupturing of schizont of RBC in a patient of malaria is
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The correct option is B Haemozoin
Haemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood-feeding parasites. These organisms such as malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) digest haemoglobin and release high quantities of free haeme, which is the non-protein component of haemoglobin. A haeme is a prosthetic group that consists of an iron atom contained in the center of a heterocyclic porphyrin ring. Free haeme is toxic to cells, so the parasites convert it into an insoluble crystalline form called haemozoin. In malaria parasites, haemozoin is often called malaria pigment.
Haemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood-feeding parasites. These organisms such as malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) digest haemoglobin and release high quantities of free haeme, which is the non-protein component of haemoglobin. A haeme is a prosthetic group that consists of an iron atom contained in the center of a heterocyclic porphyrin ring. Free haeme is toxic to cells, so the parasites convert it into an insoluble crystalline form called haemozoin. In malaria parasites, haemozoin is often called malaria pigment.
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