Question

What are the breakdown products of hemoglobin?

Answer 1

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Hemoglobin is a protein, but one that has a prosthetic group ( non - protein functional component) called heme. When red blood cells die, the hemoglobin is broke down and partially reused .

The protein components of broken down to individual amino acids so they can be recycled into newly synthesized proteins or other metabolites.

The Hame is converted to bilirubbin, a yellow coloured component, that is supposed to filtered out by the liver. If there is liver disease the impairs its function, Bilirubin remains in the blood, and your skin and eyes start to look yellow : jaundice.

the iron from the heme is recycled .

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Answer 2

Red blood cell haemoglobin molecules are broken down into two subunits, heme (the part containing iron) and globin. In addition, the heme breaks down into iron and biliverdin, a green pigment. Biliverdin is then transformed to bilirubin, an orange pigment.

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