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About 400 million million haemoglobin molecules are destroyed in our body every

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The correct option is B Second
Each red cell has about 270,000,000 iron-rich hemoglobin molecules. The macrophages in the spleen and liver remove the Old or damaged RBCs from the circulation. the hemoglobin they contain is broken down into heme and globin. Heme is broken into iron and porphyrin. The porphyrin is catabolized into bile pigment bilirubin and iron is either reutilized or stored in the form hemosiderin. Globin is hydrolyzed to amino acids. About 400 million hemoglobin molecules are destroyed in our body every second.
So, the correct answer is 'second'.

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