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Hemoglobin (Haemoglobin in many varieties of English) is a tetramer consisting of two dimers that binds to oxygen. Hemoglobin is the oxygen binding protein of red blood cells and is a globular protein with quaternary structure.Hemoglobin consists of four polypeptide subunits; 2 alpha chains and two beta chains. Hemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the rest of the body.The three-dimensional structure of hemoglobin was solved using X-ray crystallography in 1959 by Max Perutz.emoglobin consists of four polypeptide subunits; 2 alpha chains and two beta chains. Hemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the rest of the body. The three-dimensional structure of hemoglobin was solved using X-ray crystallography in 1959 by Max Perutz.
Hemoglobin present on red blood cells is the vital protein responsible for transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the body tissues. The current article gives a brief account of the structure and function of this respiratory protein.ach hemoglobin molecule is composed of two types of globins organized into four subunits. The two sets of globin chains have minute differences in the sequence and types of amino acids comprising them. This amino acid sequence of a protein is called the primary structure.