Q91 / 200 · NEET 2004 · Chemistry
The correct statement in respect of protein haemoglobin is that it:
- Afunction as a catalyst for biological reactions
- Bmaintains blood sugar level
- Correct answerCacts as an oxygen carrier in the blood
- Dforms antibodies and offers resistance to diseases
Solution
Haemoglobin in blood carries oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body (i.e. the tissues). There it releases the oxygen to permit aerobic respiration to provide energy to power the functions of the organism in the process called metabolism.
Related Theory
Four $\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}$ ions of each haemoglobin can bind with 4 molecules of $\mathrm{O}_2$ and it is termed as oxyhaemoglobin.
$$
\mathrm{Hb}_4+4 \mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{Hb}_4 \mathrm{O}_8
$$
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.