Biochemistry
How does the heme prosthetic group compensate for the lack of oxygen affinity in amino acids?
Why can't free iron replace the biological roles of myoglobin and hemoglobin?
What role do proximal and distal histidine residues play in the heme prosthetic group?
Why is carbon monoxide binding to the heme prosthetic group more toxic than oxygen binding?
Why does myoglobin not exhibit cooperative binding like hemoglobin?
Why is the heme prosthetic group compared to the shape of a UFO?
What is the significance of the tetrapyrrole ring system in the heme prosthetic group?
