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What is the function of respiratory pigments?
What is the function of respiratory pigments?
The function of respiratory pigments is to act as oxygen carriers by binding reversibly to oxygen.
What is the common feature of all known respiratory pigments?
What is the common feature of all known respiratory pigments?
The common feature of all known respiratory pigments is that they contain a coloured non-protein portion.
What is an example of a coloured non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments?
What is an example of a coloured non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments?
An example of a coloured non-protein portion found in respiratory pigments is haem in the haemoglobin.
