Hemoglobin

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PriscillaLi_3G
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Hemoglobin

Postby PriscillaLi_3G » Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:28 am

Why is hemoglobin a polydentate?

Angela Patel 2J
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Re: Hemoglobin

Postby Angela Patel 2J » Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:55 am

The same ligand binds to the transition metal more than once. Four nitrogen atoms in the ligand bind to iron, so it is tetradentate


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