Three-dimensional computer-generated model of oxygenated hemoglobin

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Three-dimensional computer-generated model of oxygenated hemoglobin. The hemoglobin molecule consists of four globular protein subunits depicted here as colored ribbons. Each subunit is composed of a protein chain tightly associated with a non-protein heme group. The four heme groups are shown in ball-and-stick representations with a central iron ion which binds to the oxygen molecule shown as 2 red spheres.

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Size: 4200px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Scott Camazine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -dimensional, chain, globular, group, heme, hemoglobin, model, oxygenated, protein, subunits