The biological functions of the cytochrome P450 and myoglobin are, respectively
(1.) Oxidation of alkene and O2 storage
(2.) O2 transport and O2 storage
(3.) O2 storage and electron carrier
(4.) Electron carrier and O2 transport
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(1) Oxidation of alkene (aliphatic)
The most common reaction catalyzed by cytochromes P450 is a monooxygenase reaction, e.g., insertion of one atom of oxygen into the aliphatic position of an organic substrate (RH) while the other oxygen atom is reduced to water:
RH + O2 + NADPH + H+ → ROH + H2O + NADP+
(Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytochrome_P450)
(2) O2 storage
Myoglobin (symbol Mb or MB) is an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all mammals. It is related to hemoglobin, which is the iron- and oxygen-binding protein in blood, specifically in the red blood cells.
Nelson DL, Cox MM (2000). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (3rd ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. p. 206.ISBN 0-7167-6203-X. (Google books link is the 2008 edition)
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