ABC26IN0045 · Bioinorganic Chemistry
Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Bioinorganic Chemistry – General · Exam: CSIR-NET 2017 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The active site structure for oxy-hemerythrin is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
In oxyhemerythrin, both the Fe are present as $\mathrm{Fe^{III}}$ and there is presence of hydrogen bonding and dioxygen bind to only one Fe.