A patient diagnosed with severe iron-deficiency anemia shows reduced cellular respiration rates. Which electron carrier's function is most directly impaired by this deficiency?
Q1. A patient diagnosed with severe iron-deficiency anemia shows reduced cellular respiration rates. Which electron carrier's function is most directly impaired by this deficiency?
Answer: Cytochromes
Explanation: Cytochromes contain iron-porphyrin groups for electron transfer; Chlorophyll is often confused but it contains magnesium instead of iron in its center.