Hemoglobin
Protein Function
- Fetal hemoglobin has a higher affinity than adult hemoglobin.
Bingind of oxygen
Carbon Monoxide Binding
Structure of hemoglobin
- Has 4 polypeptides (2 alpha chains and 2 beta chains)
- Has cooperativity (during loading and unloading)
- Has higher oxygen carrying capacity than myoglobin
Myoglobin
- has 1 polypeptide
Heme and globin component
Succynl-CoA is required for heme biosynthesis
Histidine residue
6 Coordination sites
Distal
Proximal
After binding to 6th site the oxygen becomes smaller. Iron moves to the plane of porhyrin.
Relaxed conformation. After Oxygen binds there is positive cooperative of oxygen.
Homotropic effectors
Binds perpendicularly
Distal histidine reduces binding of carbon monoxide
Binding is reversible
Example of competitive antagonism
Tense state
Deoxy state
Low affinity for Oxygen
Hydrogen bond and salt bridges make the hemoglobin stable
Binding of one Oxygen enhances the binding of the oxygen to other 3 subunit
2,3 bisphosphoglycerate
Blood Oxygen
Relaxed state
Extrapulmonary tissue
Lungs
Bore effect
Band 3