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It has this four part structure because it can carry 4 irons. That makes it capable of carry as much oxygen as it possibly can. When this structure was first described, others said that it is way too big to work and would not fit in red blood cells. But it does work and the body gets the oxygen it needs.
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What structure has two or more proteins aggregated together?
Quarternary structure.
A fully functional molecule of hemoglobin is what kind of protein structure?
The structure of the hemoglobin in a molecule is the quaternary structure.
Hemoglobin structure is tertiary or quaternary?
Hemoglobin is made up of four "monomeric subunits" each of which is known as a polypeptide and about the size of many normal individual proteins. Each of these subunits has its own tertiary structure and is about the size of another similar globular protein called Myoglobin. Quarternary structures ONLY exist in proteins with subunits, which are essentially four protein "parts" that are joined together (in this case with Hydrophobic and Ionic interactions) once they are already folded (tertiary structure). 4+ structure is how they fit together. So Myoglobin, with only one subunit does not have a quarternary structure, but does have primary, secondary and tertiary. Insulin, for example has two subunits and it too will have a quarternary structure, or how both subunits fit together
Hemoglobin is an example of?
It is an example of liquid connective tissue together with the lymph.. :DD
Is zinc in the structure of hemoglobin?
no
What is the colour of hemoglobin and oxy hemoglobin?
Well, the high concentration of hemoglobin is what gives our blood its red color. More specifically, the porphyrin functional group in the hemoglobin structure is what gives hemoglobin (and oxy-hemoglobin) its red hue.DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT HEMOGLOBIN IS RED BECAUSE OF THE IRON IN THE CENTER OF ITS STRUCTURE. THEY WOULD BE LYING TO YOU.
What type of structure does hemoglobin have?
Alpha helices
What type of secondary structure does hemoglobin have?
Alpha helices
Is hemoglobin a protein that exhibits the quaternary structure of protein folding?
The tertiary structure is the folding
Why is secondary called secondary?
Proteins *have* primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarternary structures. The primary structure is simply the chain of amino acids without any other structure. Secondary structure results from folding of the chain to form rudimentary structures such as alpha helices, beta sheets and turns. Tertiary structure results from the further folding of the protein with secondary structures into different 3D shapes by interactions between different parts of the secondary structure. Quarternary structure results from different proteins with tertiary structures coming together to form a protein complex.
What is the main secondary structure in hemoglobin?
Red Blood Cells.
Hemoglobin is an example of a protein with what type of structure?
Alpha Helix.
