What is myoglobin? What is the function of this molecule in the muscle tissue?
1 year ago
Biology
Myoglobin is a pigment similar to hemoglobin and present in muscle fibers. Myoglobin has a great affinity for oxygen. It keeps oxygen bound and releases the gas under strenuous muscle work. So myoglobin acts as an oxygen reserve for the muscle cell.
Dipti KC
May 25, 2023