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Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:18 am
by josmit_1D
What is the biological importance of hemoglobin in relation to myoglobin?

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:23 am
by SMIYAZAKI_1B
Hemoglobin’s purpose is to carry important biological molecules like oxygen and carbon dioxide. Myoglobin’s purpose is to store oxygen within itself. Myoglobin’s stored oxygen are often times used by the muscles when there is a huge need of the oxygen upon physical activities to create energy.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:53 am
by josmit_1D
myoglobin transports oxygen to muscle cells. while hemoglobin carries oxygen to the blood and tissues in the body. it also helps transport carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:04 am
by Maddie
it transfers oxygen via myoglobins

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:02 pm
by simona_krasnegor_1C
They are both hemeproteins. Their main physiological value is their ability to bind to oxygen.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:41 pm
by Andrew Yoon 3L
Both hemoglobins and myoglobins are hemeproteins. However, hemoglobins are found in red blood cells and diffuses oxygen throughout the body. This oxygen goes through the blood and tissues of the body. Myoglobins are found in muscle cells, and they store oxygen in the muscle cells.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:07 pm
by Serena Song 1A
Just to add on, although both transport oxygen, hemoglobin can bind to more oxygen molecules at a time. I believe hemoglobin can bind to 4 oxygen molecules while myoglobin can only bind to 1 oxygen molecule at a time.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:19 am
by Samudrala_Vaishnavi 3A
The biological importance is that it binds to an oxygen ligand, specifically through five bonding points (4 nitrogen atoms binding points that also connect to a central iron atom and one histidine binding site which also is through another nitrogen atom) in this way a red blood cell can deliver oxygen to parts in the body that need it. It also acts as a storage mechanism for the body.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:44 pm
by DMaya_2G
Both myoglobin and hemoglobin are hemeproteins, which their ability is to bind to molecular oxygen. Myoglobin helps with the transportation of oxygen in muscle cells as well.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:06 pm
by Queena Chu 3E
Hemoglobin is an oxygen transport protein found in red blood cells while myoglobin serves as an intracellular storage site for oxygen.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:01 pm
by rhettfarmer-3H
Hemoglobin is used in our blood to transfer oxygen and myoglobin is used in our muscles to transfer o2 too. Hence, both are made of the same structure the heme structure with the same protein and 02 Hence, one is just more complex than the other. For example, the hemoglobin is 4 myoglobin which comments on their ability to transfer o2 and their ability to have the same function.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:03 pm
by Nick Saeedi 1I
Hemoglobin carries oxygen through the blood while Myoglobin carries oxygen through the muscles.

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:23 pm
by kristinalaudis3e
Hemoglobins transports oxygen through the blood and myoglobins store oxygen in the muscles

Re: Hemoglobin

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:01 pm
by Neha Jonnalagadda 2D
I think that hemoglobin carries the oxygen around the bloodstream while myoglobin will store oxygen in the muscle tissue.