Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Iron Sulfur Proteins · Exam: NET JUNE 2012 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The changes (from A-D given below) which occur when $\mathrm{O}_{2}$ binds to hemerythrin are
\[ \begin{array}{l} \text{(A) One iron atoms is oxidized} \\ \text{(B) Both the iron atoms are oxidized} \\ \text{(C) } \mathrm{O_2} \text{ binds to one iron atom and is also hydrogen bonded.} \\ \text{(D) } \mathrm{O_2} \text{ binds to both the iron atoms and is also hydrogen bonded.} \end{array} \]