Porphyrins and Hemoglobin Structure
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What is a porphin?

  • A type of hereditary disease
  • A cyclic compound formed by the linkage of 4 pyrrole rings (correct)
  • A protein that contains heme as a prosthetic group
  • A complex of one porphyrin and ferrous iron
  • What is the function of the heme group in hemoglobin and myoglobin?

  • To interact with oxygen and form damage oxygen radicles
  • To reversibly bind oxygen (correct)
  • To catalyze the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide
  • To serve as an electron carrier
  • What is the result of a deficiency of one of the enzymes needed for heme synthesis?

  • Increased production and excretion of porphyrins and/or their precursors (correct)
  • Decreased production and excretion of porphyrins and/or their precursors
  • Only increased production of porphyrins
  • No effect on porphyrins and/or their precursors
  • What type of porphyria is caused by lead poisoning?

    <p>Any type of porphyria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the heme group in catalase?

    <p>To catalyze the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of anemia in patients with porphyria?

    <p>Decreased production of heme (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of photosensitivity in patients with porphyria?

    <p>Formation of damage oxygen radicles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the inheritance pattern of congenital erythropoietic porphyria?

    <p>Autosomal recessive (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of myoglobin in muscle cells?

    <p>To act as a reservoir and carrier for oxygen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of the myoglobin molecule?

    <p>A compact molecule with 80% α-helix structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many oxygen molecules can myoglobin bind?

    <p>One (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the partial pressure of oxygen needed to achieve half-saturation of the binding sites on myoglobin?

    <p>1 mm Hg (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the oxygen dissociation curve when the pH is raised or the concentration of CO2 in the lungs is lowered?

    <p>It shifts to the left (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Bohr effect?

    <p>The decrease in oxygen binding capacity of hemoglobin at low pH (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the oxygen dissociation curve in the Bohr effect?

    <p>It shifts to the right (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3 BPG) on the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin?

    <p>It decreases the oxygen affinity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of 2,3-BPG in the RBCs?

    <p>To release oxygen efficiently in the tissues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference in oxygen binding between myoglobin and hemoglobin?

    <p>Myoglobin has a higher oxygen affinity than hemoglobin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin in the absence of 2,3-BPG?

    <p>It increases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the heme group in myoglobin?

    <p>To bind oxygen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of Hb A2?

    <p>It is synthesized in the adult at low levels compared to Hb A (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen to Hb A?

    <p>It can become modified by the covalent addition of a hexose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs due to an imbalance in the synthesis of globin chains in thalassemias?

    <p>A defect in either α or β-globin chain synthesis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What leads to the formation of α2β2 (Hb A) in normal conditions?

    <p>Coordination in the synthesis of α and β-globin chains (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme catalyzes the first step in the degradation of heme?

    <p>Heme oxygenase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What pigment is produced as a result of the first step in the degradation of heme?

    <p>Biliverdin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is bilirubin transported to the liver?

    <p>Bound to albumin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What increases the solubility of bilirubin in the hepatocyte?

    <p>Addition of glucuronic acid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is formed when bilirubin diglucuronide is hydrolyzed and reduced by bacteria in the gut?

    <p>Urobilinogen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary location where red blood cells are degraded after approximately 120 days in circulation?

    <p>Reticuloendothelial system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What pigment gives feces its characteristic brown color?

    <p>Stercobilin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of hemolytic jaundice?

    <p>Massive lysis of red blood cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fate of reabsorbed urobilinogen in the portal blood?

    <p>Participates in the enterohepatic urobilinogen cycle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of jaundice involves an obstruction of the bile duct?

    <p>Obstructive jaundice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the urine to turn dark in hepatocellular jaundice?

    <p>Increase in urobilinogen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do newborns often develop jaundice?

    <p>Immature liver function (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What enzyme's activity is low at birth, contributing to jaundice in newborns?

    <p>Hepatic bilirubin glucuronyltransferase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the end product of heme catabolism?

    <p>Bilirubin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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