Hemoglobin structure and function | Biochemistry

Quick Orientation

Section	Objective	Keywords
Definition	Understand the core idea	Definition
Structure of Hemoglobin	See how the components fit together	Structure of Hemoglobin
Other Forms of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin	Learn the main facts and relationships	Other Forms of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin
Oxygen Binding and the Dissociation Curve	Learn the main facts and relationships	Oxygen Binding and the Dissociation Curve
T and R Forms of Hemoglobin	Learn the main facts and relationships	T and R Forms of Hemoglobin
Clinical Correlation	Connect the mechanism to clinical findings	HbA1c, Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH), Bohr effect

Section

Definition

Objective: Understand the core idea
Keywords: Definition

Structure of Hemoglobin

Objective: See how the components fit together
Keywords: Structure of Hemoglobin

Other Forms of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin

Objective: Learn the main facts and relationships
Keywords: Other Forms of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin

Oxygen Binding and the Dissociation Curve

Objective: Learn the main facts and relationships
Keywords: Oxygen Binding and the Dissociation Curve

T and R Forms of Hemoglobin

Objective: Learn the main facts and relationships
Keywords: T and R Forms of Hemoglobin

Clinical Correlation

Objective: Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
Keywords: HbA1c, Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH), Bohr effect

Definition

Hemoglobin (Hb): red-cell respiratory pigment, a tetrameric globin + heme protein of erythrocytes; normal 14 to 16 g/dL (male), 13 to 15 g/dL (female).