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Deoxyhemoglobin Affinity

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With the help of external chemical factors, hemoglobin molecules take oxygen molecules from the lungs and carry them to various tissues in our body. In the hemoglobin, the biggest regulator of oxygen affinity is the oxygen itself. Since the oxygen levels are higher in the lungs, the hemoglobin shows greater affinity or liking towards the oxygen molecules. Meaning the hemoglobin bounds to more oxygen and affinity increases. When oxyhemoglobin binds to its maximum capacity, it becomes saturated with oxygen but its affinity towards oxygen increases compared to when its binding to loose oxygen molecule which causes affinity to decrease. Deoxyhemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen and this affinity decreases disproportionately with the number
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