The Hill relationship can be used to determine the
A) reversibility of a reaction.
B) number of independent binding sites on a protein for a ligand.
C) the number of cooperative binding sites in a protein for a single ligand.
D) whether an effector is homotropic or heterotropic.
E) oxygen binding capacity of a protein.

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The Hill relationship is used to determine the number of cooperative binding sites in a protein for a single ligand. It describes the relationship between the fractional saturation of a protein with an increasing concentration of ligand and the Hill coefficient, which indicates the degree of cooperativity.

The Hill Relationship Can Be Used to Determine the