Question

in sickle cell anaemia glutamic acid is replaced by which amino acid?​

Answer 1

➠ AnSwer :-

➝ amino acid valine :-

• It's also called sickle cell hemoglobin.

• Pathophysiology Sickle-cell anaemia is caused by a point mutation in the ß-globin chain of haemoglobin, replacing the amino acid glutamic acid with the less polar amino acid valine at the sixth position of the ß chain.