FIGURE 1.
A hemoglobin molecule comprises two alpha (α1,α2) and two beta (β1,β2) subunits. Between each subunit fold is a hydrophobic pocket containing a heme group. Due to its four subunits, Hb molecules can reversibly bond with four O2 molecules.
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