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What is the function of respiratory pigments in the body?
What is the function of respiratory pigments in the body?
Respiratory pigments act as oxygen carriers by binding reversibly to oxygen.
What is the common non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments?
What is the common non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments?
The common non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments is haem.
Name two well-known respiratory pigments.
Name two well-known respiratory pigments.
Two well-known respiratory pigments are haemoglobin and myoglobin.
