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Haemoglobin is made up of a protein called globin which is bound to a red pigment called heme (hence the name haemoglobin)
Globin is made up of 4 chains (polypeptide chains) embedded inside each of which is a heme molecule, the latter has an iron atom (in ferrous state) in it. It is the iron atom which carries a molecule of oxygen. As there are 4 chains this means that there are 4 iron atoms which means that 4 molecules of oxygen can be carried by each haemoglobin.
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∙ 9y agoHemoglobin is a molecule that contains iron, found in the red blood cells. It is used to deliver oxygen through the body.
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∙ 12y agoGlobin, 2 pairs of polypeptide chains.
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What is a major cell component of blood whose primary function is to carry oxygen?
The primary function of hemoglobin is to carry oxygen.
Carbon monoxide combines with what component of blood?
Hemoglobin
What is the inorganic element present in hemoglobin?
All of the elements in hemoglobin are inorganic. The important element is iron, which allows hemoglobin to carry oxygen (and carbon dioxide).The elements present in hemoglobin are iron, sulfur, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What chemical symbol element found in hemoglobin area?
Hemoglobin contain C, H, O, N, Fe.
What component of blood carries oxygen to the body's cells?
Red blood cells
What element is a component of red blood cells that MRI machines can produce detailed pictuers of the inside of the body because of that element in the blood?
This element is iron, a component of the hemoglobin molecule.
Which chemical element is present in hemoglobin in major amount?
iron
What mineral element is connected to hemoglobin?
The mineral element connected to hemoglobin is Iron.
What is a major cell component of blood whose primary function is to carry oxygen?
The primary function of hemoglobin is to carry oxygen.
Which element is found in your blood?
Fe, iron. This is the element that hemoglobin molecules carry through the blood. A deficit of iron in the blood is called anemia.
What Element is a major component of food?
water, H2O, whatever you want to callit. :)
What chemical element is the major component of the air you breathe?
78% nitrogen 20.5% oxygen
Blood component that can be measured by spectrophotometer?
Iron, from hemoglobin
Carbon monoxide combines with what component of blood?
Hemoglobin
Which specific component in hemoglobin combines with oxygen?
IRON
Is sugar a compound or an element?
It is a mixture; a liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute - the sugar) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent - the water).
Which mineral is in hemoglobin?
Iron. This element is found at the center of each hemoglobin molecule.
