This protein contains : Hemocyanin utilizes copper atoms to bind and transport oxygen. Each oxygen binding site in hemocyanin contains two copper atoms.
Hemocyanin is an oxygen-transport metalloprotein present in some invertebrate animals.
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2015 · Topic: Circulatory System (Components of Blood: Plasma, Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, Platelets)
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