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The orderless, colorless gas that binds preferentially with the same binding site on hemoglobin is carbon monoxide (CO). It competes with oxygen for binding to hemoglobin, forming carboxyhemoglobin, which reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen and can lead to oxygen deprivation in tissues. This property makes carbon monoxide particularly dangerous in enclosed spaces where it can accumulate.

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What is the site of oxygen binding on hemoglobin?

You have Iron atoms in hemoglobin. This atom is the binding site for oxygen in case of hemoglobin.


Why does the oxygen equilibrium curve of mammalian hemoglobin have a sigmoidal shape?

Because the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is cooperative, i.e. it exhibits positive cooperativity. This essentially means that the binding of the first molecule of oxygen facilitates the binding of the second, and so on.


What effects oxygen binding to and dissociation from hemoglobin?

Ph and temperature


How does hemoglobin cooperativity affect the binding of oxygen molecules in the bloodstream?

Hemoglobin cooperativity is a process where the binding of one oxygen molecule to a hemoglobin molecule makes it easier for other oxygen molecules to bind. This means that as more oxygen molecules bind to hemoglobin, the affinity for oxygen increases, allowing hemoglobin to efficiently transport oxygen in the bloodstream.


What oxygen-binding protein is found only in muscle fibers?

Hemoglobin


Where is the binding site for oxygen in the body?

Hemoglobin on red blood cells.


WHen hemoglobin binds its first oxygen molecule it is easier for other?

after one oxygen molecule binds to hemoglobin, it is easier for the other molecules to bind to the hemoglobin. this is known as cooperative binding.


Why is hemoglobin an effective respiratory pigment?

The Bohr effect and cooperative binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is what makes it an effective carrier of oxygen from the lungs to the peripheral tissues. What is cooperative binding? The first oxygen bind less strongly to oxygen then does the subsequent oxygen molecules (hemoglobin has four binding zones for oxygen). This means that the binding curve is fairly steep. The Bohr effect is a negative effect on binding of oxygen by hemoglobin in the presence of increased pH. Since peripheral tissues release C02 it increases the local pH releasing the oxygen. After the first oxygen is released the remaining oxygen molecules are quickly disassociated from hemoglobin thus delivering the oxygen to the tissue in need of oxygen.


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 is seal hemoglobin different to human hemoglobin?

All hemoglobin has something called the Bohr effect, which is a negative effect of binding oxygen by hemoglobin in the presence of acid. This effect is some what exaggerated in diving mammals.


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 advantage of hemoglobin having high histidine content?

High histidine content in hemoglobin helps to stabilize the binding of oxygen to the iron ion in heme groups. This is important for efficient oxygen binding and transport in the blood. Additionally, histidine can act as a buffer to maintain the appropriate pH for hemoglobin function.