Answer to Question #158672 in Inorganic Chemistry for Angel

Question #158672

what is the most important factor responsible for haemoglobin to act as oxygen carrier


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2021-01-28T05:10:11-0500

Iron associated with the heme binds oxygen. It is the iron in hemoglobin that gives blood its red color. It is easier to bind a second and third oxygen molecule to Hb than the first molecule. This is because the hemoglobin molecule changes its shape, or conformation, as oxygen binds.


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