Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Myoglobin:
A
protein
that binds oxygen in muscle tissue.
Myoglobin Representations from the
Protein Data Bank
Helix
= fuchsia;
sheet
= yellow;
coil
= white.
Wire model
Ribbon model
Related terms:
Amino acid
,
polypeptide
,
enzyme
,
retinol binding protein
,
lactate dehydrogenase
,
quaternary structure
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