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Where is glutamate normally present in normal hemoglobin?
Where is glutamate normally present in normal hemoglobin?
- Inside the nucleus
- On the surface of the beta chain (correct)
- On the surface of the alpha chain
- Inside the mitochondria
How does the substitution of glutamate with valine affect the stability of the hemoglobin molecule?
How does the substitution of glutamate with valine affect the stability of the hemoglobin molecule?
- It makes the molecule more flexible
- It increases stability
- It has no effect on stability
- It decreases stability (correct)
