chapter 3 Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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Myoglobin location
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muscle
2
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hemoglobin location
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blood
3
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myoglobin function
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oxygen storage
4
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hemoglobin function
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oxygen transportation
5
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heme group consists of
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central iron atom and four linked pyrrole rings
6
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deoxymyoglobin
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myoglobin in its oxygen free form
7
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oxymyoglobin
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myoglobin in its oxygen bound form
8
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Cooperative binding behavior
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hemoglobin binds oxygen where it is plentiful and releases it where it is scarce
9
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concerted model
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hemoglobin exists in the T state or R state, binding of oxygen shifts equilibrium
10
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sequential model
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hemoglobin exists in several states
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