Which statement is true for the heme group present myoglobin:     a. Oxygen binding to heme group is influenced by serine residues within proteins’ sequences.     b. Oxygen binding to heme can become irreversible as a result of interaction with certain protein residues.     c. Oxygen reversibly binds to the heme prostetic group and this binding is influenced by histidine residues within the myoglobin sequence.     d. The heme group dissociates from Mb after oxygen is released.

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Which statement is true for the heme group present myoglobin:

 

  a.

Oxygen binding to heme group is influenced by serine residues within proteins’ sequences.

 

  b.

Oxygen binding to heme can become irreversible as a result of interaction with certain protein residues.

 

  c.

Oxygen reversibly binds to the heme prostetic group and this binding is influenced by histidine residues within the myoglobin sequence.

 

  d.

The heme group dissociates from Mb after oxygen is released.

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