24. In class we talked about the Bohr effect. Christian Bohr found that hemoglobin has a higher affinity to oxygen at high pH than at low pH. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the reaction CO₂ + H₂O → HCO3 + H* a. b. and plays a key role in the regulation of the pH dependence. Mark in the table how the concentrations of "players' are affected in the lungs vs. tissue. In the lungs PCO₂ In the tissues PCO₂ [H*] [H*] C. Does this make sense physiologically? Explain! pH pH O2 binding O₂ binding

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24. In class we talked about the Bohr effect. Christian Bohr found that hemoglobin has a higher affinity to oxygen at
high pH than at low pH. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the reaction
CO₂ + H₂O → HCO3 + H*
a.
b.
and plays a key role in the regulation of the pH dependence. Mark in the table how the concentrations of
"players' are affected in the lungs vs. tissue.
In the lungs
PCO₂
In the tissues PCO₂
[H+]
[H+]
C. Does this make sense physiologically? Explain!
pH
pH
O2 binding
O₂ binding
Transcribed Image Text:24. In class we talked about the Bohr effect. Christian Bohr found that hemoglobin has a higher affinity to oxygen at high pH than at low pH. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the reaction CO₂ + H₂O → HCO3 + H* a. b. and plays a key role in the regulation of the pH dependence. Mark in the table how the concentrations of "players' are affected in the lungs vs. tissue. In the lungs PCO₂ In the tissues PCO₂ [H+] [H+] C. Does this make sense physiologically? Explain! pH pH O2 binding O₂ binding
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