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The field at the interface between biochemistry and inorganic chemistry; also known as inorganic biochemistry or metallobiochemistry. This field...



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Figure 1.Iron complex of protoporphyrin IX, or heme.
From Encyclopedia article 'Bioinorganic chemistry'
Figure 2.Active sites of some metalloproteins. (a) Hemoglobin and (b) cytochrome c; ovals represent the porphyrin ring. (c) Ferredoxins. (d) Nitrogenase; the identity of the Y atom is unknown.
From Encyclopedia article 'Bioinorganic chemistry'
Figure 3.Active site structure of oxyhemocyanin, the oxygen-bound form of hemocyanin, the oxygen carrier protein in arthropods and mollusks.
From Encyclopedia article 'Bioinorganic chemistry'