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Hemoglobin is a protein with 4 sub-units, each with a heme group that contains one iron atom in it. The iron atom is bound to the heme group by the four nitrogens in the center of the heme, and a histidine that lies beneath the heme group. That leaves a sixth binding site open on the iron to bind an oxygen.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoI'd be interested to know, myself.
It weighs ~ 64000 da. So at a REALLY rough guess, I'd say about 7500 atoms, just to give a picture. Please do update the answer if anybody knows/can find this.
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∙ 11y agoHmmm, you know that's a strange thing that scientists have been trying to figure out. Recently, they discovered that there were probably about 65-75 atoms in hemoglobin. Though the atoms aren't different, they're in large clusters.
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∙ 11y agoHemoglobin is not a molecule.
Kevin Lin
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∙ 11y ago4, one iron in each heme.
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How many times neon lighter than haemoglobin?
3400
How do you use Haemoglobin in a sentence?
Haemoglobin is important for body.
What element does haemoglobin contains?
Haemoglobin contains iron.
How many times a he atom is lighter than a haemoglobin molecules?
17 000
How many atoms are in magnesium?
how many atoms are there in magnesiumoxide 2 atoms are in magnesium 2 atoms are in magnesium
What is the role of haemoglobin in red blood cells?
it transports oxygen (there are 4 atoms of iron in one haemoglobin, which means that it can transport 4 molecules of oxygen..)
Does Oxygen in the bloodstream flow into the cell's?
Oxygen is transported from the lungs to the body's cell by the red blood cells in the blood. The oxygen attaches to the iron atoms that are attached to the haemoglobin with in the blood. (haemoglobin is reason the blood is red. haeme or heme is a red pigment that makes up haemoglobin)
How many oxygen atoms a saturated hemoglobin can carry?
It can carry a maximum of 4 Oxygen molecules (1 O2 per Heme group). 1 O2 molecule is made up of 2 oxygen atoms. 4 molecules x 2 atoms = 8 atoms of oxygen per saturated haemoglobin
How many times neon lighter than haemoglobin?
3400
Do all animals with blood have haemoglobin?
Blood = Haemoglobin.
How do you use Haemoglobin in a sentence?
Haemoglobin is important for body.
What is the subunit of haemoglobin?
A subunit of haemoglobin is the Heme Group.
Why is haemoglobin important?
haemoglobin is important because it can carry oxygen.
What element does haemoglobin contains?
Haemoglobin contains iron.
Haemoglobin in animals?
the normal value of blood haemoglobin level in animals
What is the short form of haemoglobin?
The short form of haemoglobin is ....(H B)
Why white cells do not have haemoglobin?
Leucocytes don't contain haemoglobin because function of haemoglobin is to transport Oxygen and WBCs don't have to transport Oxygen.
