Cytoglobin (Cygb) is a recently new member of globin family in vertebrate. The three other types of globins have been known such as hemoglobin (Hb), which transports oxygen in erythrocytes; myoglobin (Mb) which transports and stores oxygen in muscle tissue; and neuroglobin (Ngb) which is found in nerve tissue with function remain not well understood. The structure of Cygb showed similarities wi…
Lead in the blood at high concentration can cause health problem such as binding the SH group in globin molecules which disrupts Hemoglobin synthesis, The conversion of § Aminoleuvilinic acid (§ ALAD) to phorphobilinogen is disrupted as well as in disrupted as well as the in corporation of Fe into phorphirin IX to form the Hemoglobin. Antioxidant teraphy is used to treat poisoning because lea…