Higher oxygen affinity of sheep Hb C compared to Hb A and Hb B.
Sheep which have Hb A, synthesize the perinatal Hb C in response to severe tissue hypoxia. It is known that Hb A displays a higher oxygen affinity than Hb B. The results of this study indicate that Hb C exhibits an oxygen affinity and a Bohr effect higher than those of Hb A and Hb B.
D000818:Animals; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D006444:Hemoglobin C / Q000378:metabolism*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; D006444:Hemoglobin C; D006441:Hemoglobin A; C020622:hemoglobin B; D010100:Oxygen