Chemical Properties
| Definition | A protein-iron-porphyrin moleculesimilar to hemoglobin. The chief difference isthat myoglobin complexes one heme group permolecule, whereas hemoglobin complexes fourheme groups. |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| solubility | H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear, red to red-brown |
| form | essentially salt-free, lyophilized powder |