LEHNINGER PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox LEHNINGER PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY Sixth Edition CHAPTER 5 Protein Function © 2013 W. H. Freeman and Company
Heme
The heme group viewed from the side
Myoglobin
Binding of oxygen to myoglobin
Ligand binding to the heme of myoglobin
Comparison of the structure of myoglobin and the beta subunit of hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is an α2β2 tetramer that changes conformation from a T state to R state upon binding oxygen
Oxygen binding by hemoglobin exhibits a sigmoidal shape, indicating cooperative binding of oxygen and a shift from the R to the T state.
A Hill plot indicates the degree of cooperativity for oxygen binding to hemoglobin
Models for cooperative binding of oxygen to hemoglobin The concerted model versus the sequential model
Effect of pH on oxygen binding to hemoglobin
Carbon dioxide binds to the amino terminus of each globin chain of hemoglobin
Oxygen binding to hemoglobin is regulated by 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate
One BPG molecule binds to the hemoglobin tetramer T state R state
Erythrocyte shape is altered in sickle cell anemia
Normal hemoglobin A has a glutamate on the surface In sickle cell anemia the glutamate is replaced by a valine