CHALLENGE QUESTION III: Smurf hemoglobin has a p50 of 30 torr and has 8 subunits, instead of the usual 4. It binds O2 with perfect positive cooperativity. What fraction of O2 does Smurf hemoglobin deliver from the lungs (p02-35 torr) to the tissue (pO2-30 torr) on top of Smurf mountain?

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CHALLENGE QUESTION III: Smurf hemoglobin has a p50 of 30 torr and has 8 subunits, instead of
the usual 4. It binds O2 with perfect positive cooperativity. What fraction of O2 does Smurf
hemoglobin deliver from the lungs (pO2-35 torr) to the tissue (pO2=30 torr) on top of Smurf
mountain?
Transcribed Image Text:Question 30 CHALLENGE QUESTION III: Smurf hemoglobin has a p50 of 30 torr and has 8 subunits, instead of the usual 4. It binds O2 with perfect positive cooperativity. What fraction of O2 does Smurf hemoglobin deliver from the lungs (pO2-35 torr) to the tissue (pO2=30 torr) on top of Smurf mountain?
CHALLENGE QUESTION IV: How is Smurf hemoglobin able to deliver such a high amount of O2 at
such high elevation? Select all correct answers
Smurf hemoglobin has high affinity for O2
O Smurf hemoglobin has low pso
O Smurf hemoglobin is highly cooperative
Smurf hemoglobin has a high Hill constant, n
O Smurf hemoglobin uses the Bohr effect
O Smurf hemoglobin doesn't bind BPG
Transcribed Image Text:CHALLENGE QUESTION IV: How is Smurf hemoglobin able to deliver such a high amount of O2 at such high elevation? Select all correct answers Smurf hemoglobin has high affinity for O2 O Smurf hemoglobin has low pso O Smurf hemoglobin is highly cooperative Smurf hemoglobin has a high Hill constant, n O Smurf hemoglobin uses the Bohr effect O Smurf hemoglobin doesn't bind BPG
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