Transport as carbamino hemoglobin

TRANSPORT AS CARBAMINO HEMOGLOBIN

  • Haemoglobin contains terminal amino group (NH) reversibly react with CO2 to from an unstable carbamino compound.
  • About 20% CO2 is transported as carbamino haemoglobin (Though plasma proteins can also form carbamino compounds, this reaction in plasma is negligible because free NH group is relatively less in plasma proteins).
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