Describe the structure of hemoglobin and How does the structure of hemoglobin allow it to combine with oxygen?

Q: Name 3 conditions (ex: pO2) in which the oxygen dissociation curve will shift to the left.…

A: Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve, sometimes referred to as the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve,…

Q: Most of the oxygen transported in blood is A) Attached to the plasma membrane of red blood cells B)…

A: Transport of Oxygen in the Blood : Most oxygen—98.5 percent—is attached  to a protein named…

Q: does decreasing 2,3-BPG concentration increase or decrease the binding affinity of hemoglobin for…

A: 2,3-BPG - 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate Hemoglobin exist in 2 states:  T-state (tense), and the R-state…

Q: How many genes are in Haemoglobin?

A: Haemoglobin is the protein that makes blood red. Generally, it is composed of four protein chains…

Q: Is the cooperative binding of oxygen by hemoglobin better described by the concerted or the…

A: Hemoglobin is the iron containing oxygen transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of almost…

Q: Describe the structural basis for the cooperative (allosteric) binding of O2 by hemoglobin but not…

A: Both hemoglobin and myoglobin are oxygen transport proteins. Both of them are complex proteins…

Q: In the text, we learned that BPG is abundantly present in erythrocytes to greatly reduce the…

A: The α and β subunits of hemoglobin are homologous and have similar three-dimensional structures. The…

Q: Write the reversible equation that shows the reaction of hemoglobin (Hb) with:  A. Oxygen  B.…

A: Hemoglobin is composed of four subunits of protein ,two alpha subunit and two beta subunits.Each…

Q: The following image shows the respiratory membrane with its components labelled from A to E. CO2…

A: Respiratory Membrane Diagram:

Q: List the main factors that affect the affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen?

A: The circulatory system is one of the most essential systems in the body. The function of the…

Q: Hemoglobin and myoglobin both use heme as their prosthetic group and they both bind O2. However,…

A: Bothe hemoglobin and myoglobin belongs to the globin family of proteins i.e. a family of…

Q: Name three effects produced by H+ binding to hemoglobin.

A: Hemoglobin is the protein particle in red platelets that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's…

Q: The O2-binding curves for normal haemoglobin (Hb A) and a mutant haemoglobin (Hb Kempsey) are shown…

A: Oxygen dissociation curve for hemoglobin is sigmoidal in shape.  In hemoglobin, binding of one…

Q: What is the difference in the quaternary structure between fetal hemoglobin and adult hemoglobin?…

A: Proteins are the ultimate products of the genes. DNA is transcribed into m RNA and this is…

Q: Given the purpose of hemoglobin, what could one envision as a downside to having all our hemoglobin…

A: Hemoglobin is the protein molecule present in the red blood cells, which binds the oxygen molecule…

Q: How many atoms of oxygen can be bound to a singlemolecule of hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is a protein that was present in the red blood cells where it carries oxygen to organs…

Q: Which of the following are true of normal adult hemoglobin? Choice 1 of 4:can bind four Fe2+ ions…

A: Hemoglobin is present in red blood cells (RBCs). It binds oxygen thus helping blood transport oxygen…

Q: what would happen topH if red blood cells could not synthesize bicarbonate?

A: pH is an important quantity that reflects the chemical conditions of a solution. It controls the…

Q: Considering the quantity of hemoglobin in an erythrocyte and the oxygen-binding properties of…

A: Blood is a body fluid in other animals and humans. It supplies necessary substances to the cells,…

Q: Why do dieters who follow Atkin’s diet (a diet high in fat and protein and very low in carbohydrate)…

A: Atkins diet It is diet that involves the uptake of foods that are rich in proteins and fats and the…

Q: In what two forms is oxygen carried in the blood?

A: Answer- Oxygen is essential element for all the living organisms. it helps in energy production in…

Q: Does myoglobin have the same high affinity for CO as hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is a multimeric (multi-subunit) protein that transports oxygen from lungs to tissues and…

Q: Carbon dioxide binding to hemoglobin at a non-heme site changes the affinity of the heme site for…

A: Blood:- It is a specialized liquid connective tissue that circulates in the body. The blood is…

Q: Why is oxygen efficiently transferred from hemoglobin in theblood to myoglobin in the muscles?

A: Oxygen move is impacted by the presence of cells in aging stocks. The impact relies upon the…

Q: Why do these aggregates not form when hemoglobin S is oxygenated?

A: Hemoglobin S is an abnormal type of hemoglobin which one can inherit from their parents. It can…

Q: How does 2,3-BPG lower the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin so significantly?

A: 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-BPG) is a naturally occurring molecule that is formed as an…

Q: Hemoglobin Structure: Draw the structure of hemoglobin and label its components Hemoglobin…

A: HEMOGLOBIN STRUCTURE Hemoglobin is the protein molecule or red blood pigment that is found in…

Q: What are the effects of PO2 on carbaminohemoglobin formation and H1 binding by hemoglobin?

A: The erythrocytes are usually referred to as the red blood cells due to the presence of…

Q: Where is the protein hemoglobin contained?

A: The biological macromolecules are those large molecules that are essential for the body to carry out…

Q: What is myoglobin?

A: Proteins are the polymers of amino acids which link together by peptide bonds and form a compact…

Q: What mechanism does copper use to facilitate haemoglobin synthesis?

A: Hemoglobin is a pigment found in the erythrocytes that is responsible for the transport of oxygen to…

Q: Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by combustion, including the burning of…

A: Hemoglobin present in RBC (red blood cell). Sometimes incomplete combustion of organic substances…

Q: How many molecules of oxygen can each hemoglobin molecule transport? What part of the hemoglobin…

A: Hemoglobin is referred to as a red-colored protein present in the blood principally responsible for…

Q: In our discussSion of oxygen binding, we saw how oxygen affinity may be affected by temperature. The…

A: The cold temperature causes the narrowing of blood vessels and constricts blood flow. It also…

Q: What is in hemoglobin that brings oxygen to the different parts of the body?

A: Oxygen is transported in the blood in two ways:   Dissolved in the blood (1.5%).…

Q: hemoglobins interact with hemoglobin S and how can these be differentiated from hemoglobin C

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