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Bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) cannot bind to the oxygenated R state of hemoglobin because

Question: Bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) cannot bind to the oxygenated R state of hemoglobin because
[A].

it is displaced from the heme by oxygen

[B].

it is displaced from the heme by movement of the proximal histidine

[C].

its binding pocket becomes too small to accommodate BPG

[D].

BPG binds to the R state with the same affinity as the T state

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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