Q40 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2015

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Bioinorganic Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The biological functions of cytochrome $\mathrm{P}_{450}$ and myoglobin are, respectively
(a)oxidation of alkene and $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ storage
(b)$\mathrm{O}_{4}$ transport and $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ storage
(c)$\mathrm{O}_{2}$ storage and electron carrier
(d)electron carrier and $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ transport
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
P450 oxidises alkenes (mono-oxygenase); myoglobin stores O₂ (a).

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