Elementary plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2+1)

Transport proteins

• Some proteins are capable of binding and transporting specific types of molecules through blood.
• Haemoglobin is a conjugated protein composed of colourless basic protein, the globin and ferroprotoporphyrin or haem.
• It has the capacity to bind with oxygen and transport through blood to various tissues.
• Myoglobin, a related protein, transports oxygen in muscle. Lipids bind to serum proteins like albumin and transported as lipoproteins in the blood