Question 4

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following is true regarding the effectors of hemoglobin-oxygen binding?


A)an increase in blood pH will cause hemoglobin to bind more tightly to oxygen
B)increased CO2 from increased muscle activity will result in an increase in the R state of hemoglobin
C)increased Cl- will cause the formation of a salt bridge between two Lys residues,one on an α\alpha subunit,the other on a β\beta subunit
D)the binding site of 2,3-BPG contains several Asp and Glu residues which are repelled by the similar charge,pushing the two β\beta subunits away from each other
E)all of the above

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