Myoglobin: Myoglobin, commonly symbolized by Mb, is an iron-containing metalloprotein present in the muscles of vertebrates, and particularly mammals. It is structurally related to hemoglobin, but has the function of storing oxygen O2 rather than transporting it. Like hemoglobin, it uses heme as a prosthetic group, and is therefore a hemoprotein; unlike hemoglobin, on the other hand, myoglobin is a monomeric protein, i.e....
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