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Quaternary structure: hemoglobin

Quaternary structure: hemoglobin

Hemoglobin is a globular protein composed of four polypeptide subunits (two alpha chains, in blue, and two beta pleated sheets, in red). The heme groups are the green structures nestled among the alpha and beta.

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