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If the tertiary structure of myoglobin is very similar to the (alpha and betta subunits) of hemoglobin, having in consideration that the primary structure of myoglobin is mostly composed out of hydrophilic amino acids, and hemoglobin of hydrophobic amino acids, in that case, to what extend is the tertiary structure dependent on the primary structure and how can a relatively hydrophobic polypeptide such as (alpha and betta subunits of hemoglobin) have tertiary structure very much like theat of relatively hydrophilic myoglobin? *I have considered the fact that hemoglobin had quartinary structure, the question is mainly about the tertiary structure of both. Thanks
Re: Difference between hemoglobin and myoglobin?
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