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L22- Haemoglobin and myoglobin Flashcards

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1
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both haemoglobin and myoglobin have functions in

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oxygen transport

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2
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why does oxygen need a transporter to get to tissue

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veyr insoluble

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oxygen binds to …….. and is transported fromt he lungs to the tissue

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Fe group of Hb

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what else can Hb transport back from the tissue in the lungs

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carbon dioxide and H+ ions

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which group in haemoglobin and myoglobin does oxygen bind to

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haem group

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Haem group structure

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  • protoprophyrin ring , with Fe in the centre surrounded by 4 Nitrogen atoms
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Fe2+ in the centre of haem can make

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2 additional bonds to oxygen- one either side of the plane

  • oxygen binds above and below the ring
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9
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function of myoglobin

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faciliates oxygen diffusion throguh muscle tissue

  • local reserve of oxygen during intense exercise
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10
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how many polypeptide chains in myoglobin and how many aa

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one- 153 aa

  • tertiary structure
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11
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what sort of protein is myoglobin

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globular protein

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12
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secodnary sturcture of myoglobin

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75% alpha helical

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13
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where is haem prostetic group found in myoglobin

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in the middle- covalently linked to Fe

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14
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a protein is anything larger than

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100 amino acids

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15
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function of haemoglobin

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contained in RBCs, which efficiently carries oxygen fromt he lungs tot he tissues of the body for respiration

also has a role int ransporting carbond dioxe and hydrogen ions back to the lungs

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haemoglobin structure: how many subunits

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4

  • 2 different types of polypeptide chain
    e. g. alpha2beta 2
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17
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haemoglobin structure is an example of

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quaternary structure

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18
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each subunit of hb contains

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essential haemo prostethic group

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19
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conformation of each subunit (polypeptide chain) in Hb is very similar to that of

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myoglin - similar aa sequence

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20
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oxygen biudnding to haem in myoglobin

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Deoxymyoglobin –> myoglobin

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21
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oxygen bidnding to myoglobin show a ….

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hyperbolic dependence on oxygen concentration

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22
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features of oxygen bidning to myoglobin

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Process is reversible

Constant affinity to oxygen

Most of the O2 is released in active muscle

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23
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P50

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partial pressure giving 50% saturation

24
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oxygen dissocaition curve for myoglobin vs haemoglobin

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Myoglobin has a much higher affinity to oxygen than haemoglobin

25
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why are the oxygen dissociation curves for myoglobin and haemoglobin different

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Haemoglobin doesn’t have a constant affinity to oxygen – T –> R state

26
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what structureal changes happen to Hb on binding to oxygen

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deoxyhaemoglbin can exist in low affinity T state or high affinity R state

Oxygen binding promotes stabilisation of the R state (i.e. why the graph has a low gradient at first)

27
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T state

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low affinity

28
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R state

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high affinity

29
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why is the oxyegn bidnding curve for haemoglobin sigmoidal instead of hyperbolic?

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The binding of one oxygen molecule causes a conformational change in one subunit which promotes the binding of subsequent molecules

(e.g. T–> R state)

30
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The binding of one oxygen molecule causes a conformational change in one subunit which promotes the binding of subsequent molecules also known as

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Cooperative binding of oxygen to Hb

31
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why is the sigmoidal curve of Hb important

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means O2 can be efficiently carried from the lungs to the tissue

More sensitive to small difference in oxygen conc

32
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if Hb was in a constant R state (high affinity)

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wouldn’t work: oxygen would bind too tightly and not be given up to respiring tissue

33
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if Hb was in a constant T state (lower affinity)

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wouldn’t work: woudlnt bind oxygen well e.g. only 50% saturated- not enough oxygen in tissue

34
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If haemoglobin showed No cooperativity

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– Hb would be 60% saturated after passing the lungs and would only release 38`% to the tissues

35
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If haemoglobin shows cooperativity (Sigmoidal)

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  • picks up oxygen really well, transporting twice as much oxygen than with no cooperativity and releases it really well
36
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Gain and release of oxygen by Hb is a tightly regulated process. Which molecules affects Hb affinity for oxygen? (2)

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  1. 2,3,- bisphosphoglycerate (BPG)
  2. H+ ions
37
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the oxygen binding curve for pure haemoglobin is

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different than the oxyegn bdidning cruve for hameoglobin found within RBCs

38
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the cuvre for haemoglobin in RBC is

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shifted tot he right with respect to the pure Hb curve

  • implying that pure Hb has a much higher afffinity for oxygen and will release much less (only 8%) of oxygen to exercising tissue (comapred to 66% for Hb in RBC)
39
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2,3- Bisphosphoglycerate acts as an …….. of Hb

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allosteric effector

40
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what is 2,3-BPG

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is a naturally occurring molecule that is produced as an intermediate in the glycolysis process.

41
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what does 2,3-BPG do

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bidns to the centre pocket found in Hb, stabilisiing the T-state of Hb

42
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2,3-BPG affect on Hb affinity for oxygen

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stabilises the T state (low affinity)

  • decreasing Hb affinity for oxygen
  • shifting the entire oxygen-bdinding curve to the right side
43
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BPG allows

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Hb to act as an effective oxygen carrier in the body- unloading about 66% of oxygen to exercising tissue

44
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what does the oxygen dissociation curve look like with and withou BPG

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with BPG- sigmoidal

without BPG- hyperbolic

45
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charge of BPG

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negatively charged- can bind with positivly charged haem

46
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BPG and altitude

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At high altitudes- BPG concentration increases- promoting oxygen release in tissues

  • At high altitude lower ppO2
  • BPG shifts curve to the right
  • Picks up less oxygen from the lungs (slighlty)
  • But able to release about the same amount to the tissues due to lower affinity
47
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why atheletes train at high altitudes

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increase in BPG and RBC production

  • 2,3-BPG is elevated in high altitudes, meaning Hb has a lower affinity for oxygen, releasing it more efficiently to respiring tissue.
  • Haemoglobin content also increases (more RBC) so that higher amounts of oxygen can be captured.
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carbon dioxide and H+ ions (acidic) affect on Hbs affinity for oxygen

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  • have the same affect as BPG
  • lower Hbs affinity for oxygen
49
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both CO2 and H+ bind to

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Hb but not myoglobin

50
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why do carbon dixodie and hydr0ogen ions not bind myoglobin

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Myoglobin cannot exhibit the Bohr effect- only consists of a single polypeptide

Only in Hb- quaternary structure – cooperative effect

51
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where is CO2 and H+ effect on Hb important

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in active tissue

  • local pH decline in metabolically acitve tissues due to the release of H+ and CO2
  • decreases affinity Hb has for oxygen
  • icnreases the release of oxygen from Hb
52
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Hb has a lower affiity for oxygen at

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lower pH (i.e. when tissue is metabolically active)

53
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why is CO a poison

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CO is a poison because it combines with ferromyoglobin and ferrohaemoglobin and blocks oxygen transport

54
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CO binds to haemoglonbin …… more readily than oxygen

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x250

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56
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when is CO poisoning fatal

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when COHb is >50%

  • binds more strongly and longer than oxygen
57
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treatment for CO poisoning

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  • blood transfusion
  • hyperbarix oxygen therapy

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