Why does calcium not bind to calmodulin in an nonstimulated cell?

a) In an nonstimulated cell, calcium ions are destroyed.
b) Calmodulin's affinity for calcium ions is too high to allow binding in an nonstimulated cell.
c) In an nonstimulated cell, calcium ions preferentially bind to another protein in the cytosol.
d) Calmodulin's affinity for calcium ions is too low to allow binding in an nonstimulated cell.
e) In an nonstimulated cell, calcium ions are produced


Ans: d) Calmodulin's affinity for calcium ions is too low to allow binding in an nonstimulated cell.

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