MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    What is the main biological reason for why hemoglobin is the main oxygen transport protein in the blood as opposed to myoglobin?

     

    A

    Hemoglobin binds oxygen tighter than myoglobin, making it a more successful protein for oxygen transport.

    B

    Myoglobin acts as an allosteric enzyme, making it less preferable for oxygen transport.

    C

    Myoglobin binds oxygen much tighter than hemoglobin, increasing efficiency of transport when hemoglobin is the oxygen transport protein.

    D

    Myoglobin is structurally incapable of successful travel through the blood stream.



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