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Well, the high concentration of hemoglobin is what gives our blood its red color. More specifically, the porphyrin functional group in the hemoglobin structure is what gives hemoglobin (and oxy-hemoglobin) its red hue.
DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT HEMOGLOBIN IS RED BECAUSE OF THE IRON IN THE CENTER OF ITS STRUCTURE. THEY WOULD BE LYING TO YOU.
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When oxygen binds to hemoglobin this configuration of hemoglobin is termed what?
Oxy, relaxed
What is oxy-hemoglobin?
It is hemoglobin that carries oxygen
What carries oxygen and gives your blood its colour?
Hemoglobin
why the colour of human boold is red answer please?
because of hemoglobin
The oxygen carrying substance in a red blood cell?
POtatos <==That is not correct, idiots!
What element makes the blood this colour?
Iron Hemoglobin which contains iron, so that it con bind oxygen. Although Iron is an element. Hemoglobin is a molecule.
What element that makes the blood red?
The protein hemoglobin, found in the red blood cells, is what makes blood red.
Why is blood in red colour?
Blood is red because it contains hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen throughout the body. When hemoglobin binds to oxygen, it gives blood its red color. Essentially, the red color of blood is due to the iron in hemoglobin interacting with oxygen molecules.
What is the color of RBC's without hemoglobin?
The red blood cells don't loose hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein the oxygen binds to. So I think a better question is " What is the colour of RBC's without oxygen?" And the answer in a dark red.
What cells have hemoglobin in the body?
Red blood cells. They give red colour to your blood.
What flames produces maximum heat1 oxy- hydrogen 2 oxy-helium 3 oxy-methane 4 oxy- acetylene?
oxy-hydrogen
Colour blood colour of tiger?
The blood color of a tiger is red. Like all mammals, tigers have red blood. The color of blood is determined by the presence of hemoglobin, which is a protein that carries oxygen. Hemoglobin is red because it contains iron.
