Carbaminohemoglobin

Carbaminohemoglobin (pronunciation: kar-ba-mi-no-he-mo-glo-bin) is a compound of hemoglobin and carbon dioxide, and is one of the forms in which carbon dioxide exists in the blood.

Etymology

The term "Carbaminohemoglobin" is derived from the words "carbamino" referring to the compound formed when carbon dioxide combines with an amino group, and "hemoglobin", the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues.

Function

Carbaminohemoglobin is formed in the red blood cells when carbon dioxide binds with hemoglobin. This process is part of the body's natural mechanism for the transport of carbon dioxide from the tissues, where it is produced as a waste product of cellular metabolism, to the lungs, where it is exhaled.

Related Terms

Hemoglobin: The protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.
Carbon Dioxide: A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
Red Blood Cells: Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs.

External links

Medical encyclopedia article on Carbaminohemoglobin
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