KROK 1 2013 – Question 5 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Hemoglobin catabolism results in release of iron which is transported to the bone marrow by a certain transfer protein and used again for the synthesis of hemoglobin. Specify this transfer protein:
- A. Transcobalamin
- B. Haptoglobin
- C. Transferrin (siderophilin)
- D. Ceruloplasmin
- E. Albumin
Hint
Ask which plasma protein has iron binding as its specific job and delivers the metal to cells carrying a matching receptor.
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