NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
What is oxyhaemoglobin?
Options
- AA red coloured iron containing pigment
- BA compound formed by binding of O₂ with haemoglobin
- CA compound formed by binding of CO₂ with haemoglobin
- DA compound formed by binding of H⁺ with haemoglobin
Correct answer
B. A compound formed by binding of O₂ with haemoglobin
Step-by-step solution
Haemoglobin is a red coloured iron containing pigment present in the RBCs. O2 can bind with haemoglobin in a reversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin . Each haemoglobin molecule can carry a maximum of four molecules of O2. Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of O2. Partial pressure of CO2, hydrogen ion concentration and temperature are the other factors which can interfere with this binding. A sigmoid curve is obtained when percentage saturation of haemoglobin with O2 is plot