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There are four nearly-identical individual protein chains in hemoglobin.

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How many molecules of oxygen are present in saturated hemoglobin?

In saturated hemoglobin, each hemoglobin molecule can bind to four molecules of oxygen. Therefore, in saturated hemoglobin, there would be a total of four molecules of oxygen bound to each hemoglobin molecule.


How many molecules of oxygen can be transported by one molecule of hemoglobin?

Each molecule of hemoglobin can transport up to four molecules of oxygen. Hemoglobin has four heme groups, each of which can bind to one molecule of oxygen.


How many polypeptide chains form the globin portion of the molecule?

4 polypeptide chains, each bound to a heme group to form hemoglobing


How many molecules of oxygen bind to one molecule of hemoglobin?

Haemoglobin combines with four molecules of oxygen.


How many ion sites does a hemoglobin have?

A hemoglobin molecule can bind up to four oxygen molecules, one at each of its four heme iron sites.


How many oxygen molecules can each Red Blood Cell carry?

Each Red Blood Cell can carry up to four oxygen molecules, which bind to hemoglobin proteins in the cell. This binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is crucial for the transport of oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body.


How many binding sites does oxygen have?

Oxygen has two binding sites in a hemoglobin molecule: one on each of the two alpha-beta dimers. This allows each hemoglobin molecule to bind and carry up to four oxygen molecules.


How many hemoglobin cells are in each red blood cell?

Hemoglobin is a protein, i.e. a molecule, not a cell. About 97% of the "dry content" of red blood cells is hemoglobin. The exact number of hemoglobin protein molecules is not particularly well defined since red blood cells vary in weight but the range could probably be estimated from that 97% statistic.


How many hemoglobin in 1 erythrocytes in animal cells?

One RBC contains about 250 million Hemoglobin molecules


How many molecules of hemoglobin in one red blood cell?

250 million X 4 = < 1 billion4- is how many o2 molecules a single HBn carries assuming they are full saturated(which they almost never are)Actually, one hemoglobin molecule can carry 4 molecules of oxygen. There are ~1 billion molecules of oxygen in each RED BLOOD CELL.


How many oxygen molecules sickle cell hemoglobin carry?

Sickle cell hemoglobin can carry one oxygen molecule.


How many oxygen atoms a saturated hemoglobin can carry?

Hemoglobin can carry a maximum of four oxygen atoms. Each hemoglobin molecule consists of four heme groups, each of which can bind to one oxygen molecule, resulting in a total of four oxygen atoms carried by one hemoglobin molecule.