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. 1971 Sep;68(9):2062–2065. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.9.2062

Mechanism of the Enhancement of the Bohr Effect in Mammalian Hemoglobins by Diphosphoglycerate

Austen Riggs 1,*
PMCID: PMC389351  PMID: 5289365

Abstract

The number of protons released from several mammalian hemoglobins as a consequence of oxygenation is greater in the presence of low concentrations of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate than in its absence. A mechanism for this enhancement of proton release is proposed. The basis of this mechanism is that 2,3-diphosphoglycerate binds primarily between the protonated α-NH2 terminal groups of the two β chains in deoxyhemoglobin. This binding will shift the ionization equilibria in favor of the protonation of the deoxyhemoglobin. Partial release of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate upon oxygenation of the hemoglobin is then accompanied by a release of protons. The apparent enthalpy of diphosphoglycerate binding appears to be close to zero. The previously reported temperature dependence appears to be due entirely to the associated protonation reaction. If only a single diphosphoglycerate binding site is assumed, the intrinsic association constant is estimated to be 3.9 × 105 M-1 for deoxyhemoglobin and 1.05 × 104 M-1 for oxyhemoglobin at 20°C in 0.1 M NaCl.

Keywords: computer, association constants, oxygen, carbon dioxide

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