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HEMOGLOBIN I
Heme: a coordination
complex between iron
and a large cyclic ligand
which coordinates thru
4 sites to form a
coordinated
porphyrin ring.
complex between iron
and a large cyclic ligand
which coordinates thru
4 sites to form a
coordinated
porphyrin ring.
Myoglobin: a single polypeptide chain of
153 amino acids with a single heme unit.
153 amino acids with a single heme unit.
Hemoglobin: comprises 4
myoglobin type
subunits (called globin subunits).
subunits (called globin subunits).
