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However, when carbon dioxide is presented and it is at lower pH, Hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is decreased. To give bicarbonate, Carbon dioxide reacts with water via the reaction: | However, when carbon dioxide is presented and it is at lower pH, Hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is decreased. To give bicarbonate, Carbon dioxide reacts with water via the reaction: | ||
* CO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O | * CO<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O {{equilibrium}} HCO<sub>3</sub><small>-</small> + H<small>+</small> | ||
When the carbon dioxide levels in the blood increase, hemoglobin can bind protons and carbon dioxide, which causes change in the protein and expedites the release of oxygen. Protons bind a various places with the protein. Also, forming carbamate, carbon dioxide binds at the alpha-amino group. On the other hand, when the carbon dioxide levels in the blood decrease, carbon dioxide is released, increasing the oxygen affinity of the protein. This control of hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is known as the Bohr effect. | When the carbon dioxide levels in the blood increase, hemoglobin can bind protons and carbon dioxide, which causes change in the protein and expedites the release of oxygen. Protons bind a various places with the protein. Also, forming carbamate, carbon dioxide binds at the alpha-amino group. On the other hand, when the carbon dioxide levels in the blood decrease, carbon dioxide is released, increasing the oxygen affinity of the protein. This control of hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is known as the Bohr effect. | ||
