Question

What are the major transport mechanisms for CO₂? Explain.

Answer 1

(1) Through plasma:

About 7% of CO2 is carried in a dissolved state through plasma. Carbon dioxide combines with water and forms carbonic acid.

(2) Through RBCs:

About 20 – 25% of CO2 is transported by the red blood cells as carbaminohaemoglobin. Carbon dioxide binds to the amino groups on the polypeptide chains of haemoglobin and forms a compound known as carbaminohaemoglobin.

(3) Through sodium bicarbonate:

About 70% of carbon dioxide is transported as sodium bicarbonate. As CO2 diffuses into the blood plasma, a large part of it combines with water to form carbonic acid in the presence of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. Carbonic anhydrase is a zinc enzyme that speeds up the formation of carbonic acid. This carbonic acid dissociates into bicarbonate (HCO3–) and hydrogen ions (H+).

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Answer 2

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✴ TRANSPORT OF CARBON DIOXIDE :

↪ AS CARBAMINOHAEMOGLOBIN :
About 10-23% CO2 combines with haemoglobin to form caraminohaemoglobin.

↪ AS BICARBONATE :
About 70-80% of CO2 is transported by blood plasma in the form of bicarbonate of of Sodium and Postassium.

↪ DISSOLVED IN PLASMA :
5-7% of carbon dioxide is dissolved in plasma.

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