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What is the coordination number of iron in hemoglobin molecule?
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∙ 11y ago
The coordination number is six. Four of these sites are occupied by the nitrogens in the heme moiety, one is occupied by the nitrogen in the side chain of a histidine residue, and the remaining one is occupied by a loosely bound oxygen molecule.
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What is found in the center of a hemoglobin molecule?
Iron is the element found at the centre of haemoglobin.
What mineral is found in hemoglobin?
Iron. This element is found at the center of each hemoglobin molecule.
How much iron will be present in one molecule of hemoglobin if hemoglobin has 0.25 percent by mass iron and the molecular mass of hemoglobin is 89600u?
If a quarter of the mass of the molecule is iron and the mass of the molecule is 89600u, then the mass of iron is 22400u ... a quarter of the total mass.
How many iron one hemoglobin contain?
One molecule of hemoglobin has 4 iron ions.
What nutrient is a the center of the hemoglobin molecule?
iron atoms
What portion of hemoglobin molecule binds oxygen?
Hemoglobin contains a heme group with an Iron ion attached to it. The iron is what binds to O2.
What is the iron-containing portion of the hemoglobin molecule called?
The iron containing part of hemoglobin is the 'heme' molecule.
What molecule is important in the formation of the heme portion of the hemoglobin molecule?
iron
Which element is included in hemoglobin molecule?
i think that hemoglobin is combination of iron and other minerals in body(human)
Which mineral is in hemoglobin?
Iron. This element is found at the center of each hemoglobin molecule.
Which of the following minerals is part of the hemoglobin molecule?
iron
What pigment is released when a hemoglobin molecule is broken apart?
When a hemoglobin molecule is broken apart, the iron pigment is released. This is what is called the -"heme" part of the molecule.
