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Hemoglobin

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Abstract

• It is a red colored conjugated protein consisting of heme as prosthetic group and globin as an apoprotein.

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• Anil Gupta
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1. 1.Department of Physiology and BiochemistryEklavya Dental College and HospitalKotputliIndia