On 13 Jul 2003 18:51:51 GMT, mydogatemypw at aol.com (Mydogatemypw)
wrote:
>How common are metals found in plant cell molecules as they are in human
>molecules like the example of hemoglobin?
Chlorophyll is very similar to heme, but with a magnesium.
(And, just for fun, vitamin B12 is also very similar to those, with a
cobalt.)
There are relatively few bio molecules with a metal incorporated into
the basic structure, but binding of metal ions to enzymes is common
and important.
bob
