2,3 BPG
About the Lecture
The lecture 2,3 BPG by Kevin Ahern, PhD is from the course Amino Acid Metabolism.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is true regarding 2,3 bisphosphoglycerate (2,3 BPG)?
- It is produced by rapidly metabolizing tissue.
- It binds the heme portion of hemoglobin.
- It locks hemoglobin into the R state.
- It increases hemoglobin's ability to carry oxygen.
- Increases in 2,3 BPG shift the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve to the left.
Which of the following is true regarding smokers?
- They are more likely to have increased 2,3 BPG levels.
- 2,3 BPG binds myoglobin.
- 2,3 BPG levels fall.
- High 2,3 BPG levels favor the R state, so oxygen is retained.
- Low levels of 2,3 BPG favor the T state, so oxygen is released.
Which of the following is true regarding carbon monoxide?
- It is higher in the blood of smokers.
- It binds to the donut of the hemoglobin.
- It binds hemoglobin in the same place as carbon dioxide
- It increases hemoglobin's oxygen-carrying capacity.
- It helps hemoglobin release oxygen to rapidly metabolizing tissues.
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Author of lecture 2,3 BPG
Kevin Ahern, PhD
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Very clear
By Keila O. on 22. January 2021 for 2,3 BPG
Great explanation about the Bohr effect, thank you very much doctor
