Chapter 4 - HEMOGLOBIN (Functions, Components, Synthesis, Types, Forms) Flashcards
Respiratory pigment found in the red cells
HEMOGLOBIN
A conjugated protein synthesized in the RBCS
HEMOGLOBIN
It represents more than 1% of the total body weight and It occupies 28% of the red cell mass.
HEMOGLOBIN
HEMOGLOBIN Function:
Transports oxygen from the lungs where the oxygen tension is high, to the tissues, where the oxygen tension is low.
HEMOGLOBIN also binds to other substances such as (?).
hydrogen ions (which determine pH of the blood), carbon dioxide and 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)
These substances do not bind to hemoglobin at the oxygen-binding sites, however, binding of these substances to hemoglobin affects the (?).
affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen
Conversely, binding of (?) causes changes in the structure of the hemoglobin molecule thus affecting its ability to bind other gases or substances
oxygen to hemoglobin
How is CO2 transported in the blood (plasma and red cells?)
As CO2 enters the blood, it combines with H2O to form (?), a relatively weak acid, which dissociates into (?).
carbonic acid (H2CO3)
H+ and HCO3 -
Blood acidity is minimally affected by the released (?)because blood proteins, especially hemoglobin, are effective buffering agents.
H+ ions
The conversion of CO2 to H2CO3 is catalyzed by (?), an enzyme present inside the RBCs.
carbonic anhydrase
Because the enzyme is present only in the RBCs, (?) accumulates to a much greater extent within the red cells than in the plasma.
HCO3
The capacity of blood to carry (?) - is enhanced by an ion transport system inside the RBC membrane that simultaneously moves a HCO3 - out of the cell and in exchange for a chloride ion.
CO2 as HCO3
The simultaneous exchange of these 2 ions, known as the (?), permits the plasma to be used as a storage site for bicarbonate without changing the electrical charge of either the plasma or the red blood cell.
chloride shift
is a curve that plots the proportion of hemoglobin in its saturated form on the Y axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the X axis.
oxygen dissociation curve/oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC)
This relates oxygen saturation and partial pressure of O2 in the blood (PO2)
oxygen dissociation curve/oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC)
determined by hemoglobin affinity for oxygen.
oxygen dissociation curve/oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC)
Explain the influence/effect of Bohr effect, Haldane effect, 2, 3, DPG and chloride on the affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen
Blood temp
Blood pH (Bohr Effect)
RBC 2,3 DPG
CO2 (Haldane Effect)
Hb F
Abnormal Hbs
HEMOGLOBIN COMPOSITION:
- 1 Globin
- 4 Heme
inorganic iron groups that assist in binding O2
Heme
each iron atom can bind and then release an oxygen molecule
Heme
nitrogenous substance formed in the mitochondrion
Protoporphyrin IX
a salt produced in the Rapoport-Luebering shunt in the RBCs.
2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (DPG)
Composed of 2 sets (dimer) of 2 different polypeptide chains
GLOBIN Chains
The spatial arrangement of each alpha-beta pair is symmetrical
GLOBIN Chains
Contacts between the subunits are by means of H-bonds
GLOBIN Chains
Differences in the globin chain relate both to the sequence and to the number of amino acids in the chain.
GLOBIN Chains
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Alpha
Beta
Delta
Gamma
Epsilon
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Gower-1
2 zeta 2 epsilon
Gower-2
2 alpha 2 epsilon
Portland
2 zeta 2 gamma
Hb A
2 alpha 2 beta
Hb A2
2 alpha 2 delta
Hb F
2 alpha 2 gamma
TYPES OF HEMOGLOBIN
: Major normal adult hemoglobin (97%)
Hb A1
: Major Hb of the fetus and the newborn
Hb F
Has high affinity to O2
Hb F
Resistant to both acid elution and alkali denaturation
Hb F
After birth, smaller amounts of(?) are produced
HbF
= HbF is less than 8%
6 months
= HbF less than 2%
After age 2 years
= less than 1%
Adults
Accounts for 1.5 % - 3.5 % of normal adult Hb
Hb A2
Increased in some -Thalassemias, hyperthyroidism and in some cases of megaloblastic anemia
Hb A2
= analogue of alpha-chain
zeta chain
= counterpart of the gamma, beta, and delta chains
epsilon chain
EMBRYONIC HEMOGLOBINS
Hb Gower I
Hb Gower II
Hb Portland
FORMS of HEMOGLOBIN
NORMAL
ABNORMAL
Formed when the RBCs pass through the alveolar capillaries of the lungs
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO2)
The O2 is loosely bound and unstable for easier release into the tissues
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO2)
Gives a scarlet red/bright red color
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO2)
Reduced form
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
Hemoglobin with CO2 (carbaminohemoglobin)
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
Gives a dark red color
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
Hemoglobin with CO (affinity of CO to hb is 200 x greater than the affinity of O2)
Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO)
Imparts a cherry red in color
Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO)