THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

LIVER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During hemoglobin recycling in the Kupffer cells, what is the fate of the four globin polypeptides that make a single hemoglobin protein?
A
Stored as ferritin
B
Carried to bone marrow
C
Hydrolyzed into amino acids
D
used to make bile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Therefore the major component that needs to be broken down and recycled is hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is broken down into the heme group and the globin. The globin is the protein component and is broken down into its constituent amino acids. The heme group is broken down into iron and bilirubin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Question: What is the fate of the globin portion of hemoglobin? Globin is broken down into amino acids when can be synthesized to make other proteins.

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