Does our haemoglobin contain iron?

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Does our haemoglobin contain iron?

2006-07-12 06:31:22 · 3 answers · asked by prabhjeet b 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health

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Yes, it icontains iron thats why it is called as iron containing pigment in the blood.The word haemoglobin is made by the combination of two single words i.e. haeme+globin, where haeme is the other name of iron(ferrus ion) and globin is the name of protien.
Iron part is linked by polypeptide units.
Iron is essential for various enzymatic activities in the body

2006-07-12 07:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by grvhasija 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes. Hemoglobin is comprised of four polypeptide chains, each with an embedded heme group with iron at the center.

2006-07-12 13:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by kiki g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

sure it does. it is Fe 2+ exactly the same iron you can find in nature.

2006-07-12 13:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by sshahraz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋