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What does the medical terminology combining form -globin mean?
The medical terminology combining form -globin refers to a protein component found in hemoglobin. It is specifically related to the protein portion of hemoglobin molecules.
How is hemoglobin constructed?
Normal adult hemoglobin has a pair each of alpha-globin and beta-globin molecules
Is heme and hemoglobin the same?
Heme + globin is Hemoglobin.
Which is The protein part of hemoglobin?
globin
What is the iron-containing portion of the hemoglobin molecule called?
The iron containing part of hemoglobin is the 'heme' molecule.
Which Stains are used for staining globin chains of hemoglobin?
Hemoglobin electrophoresis uses stains such as Coomassie blue or Ponceau S to visualize the globin chains of the hemoglobin molecule. These stains help separate and identify different types of hemoglobin based on the migration pattern of the globin chains.
What is the monomer for hemoglobin?
The monomer for hemoglobin is a protein subunit called a globin. Hemoglobin is composed of four globin subunits, each containing a heme group that binds to oxygen.
After hemoglobin is broken down into heme and globin what ultimately happens to the heme?
Heme is decomposed into iron and biliverdin
Does the hemoglobin molecule has polypeptide chains?
Yes. Hemoglobin consists of four heme groups as well as a globin. Globin is a type of protein - proteins are made of polypeptide chains.
Blood cells use protein called?
Red Blood Cells use the protein hemoglobin to transport oxygen throughout the body and carbon dioxide back to the lungs so that it can remove the waste from our bodies through the process of breathing. Hemoglobin also aids in the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure. Hemoglobin is made of two parts: heme is a pigment containing iron and globin is a protein. Oxygen is carried on the heme portion where as carbon dioxide is carried on the globin portion.
What is Fetal hemoglobin?
Fetal hemoglobin has a pair of gamma-globin molecules in place of the typical beta-globins of adult hemoglobin
What is Hemoglobin S?
Hemoglobin produced in association with the sickle cell trait; the beta-globin molecules of hemoglobin S are defective.
