Explain the structure of hemoglobin and myoglobin. Why is myoglobin an oxygen storage protein while hemoglobin is a oxyg

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Explain the structure of hemoglobin and myoglobin. Why is myoglobin an oxygen storage protein while hemoglobin is a oxyg

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Explain the structure of hemoglobin and myoglobin. Why is myoglobin an oxygen storage protein while hemoglobin is a oxygen transport protein? Hint: explain prosthetic group, the significance of distal and proximal histidine, and iron.
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