Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that binds to hemoglobin at an oxygen-binding site. Indeed, it binds 200 times as tightly as oxygen, accounting for its toxic nature. Even if only one of the four oxygen-binding sites on hemoglobin is occupied by carbon monoxide, and the remaining three are bound to oxygen, oxygen is not released. Explain.

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Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that binds to hemoglobin at an oxygen-binding site. Indeed, it binds 200 times as tightly as oxygen, accounting for its toxic nature. Even if only one of the four oxygen-binding sites on hemoglobin is occupied by carbon monoxide, and the remaining three are bound to oxygen, oxygen is not released. Explain.

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Question Text	Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that binds to hemoglobin at an oxygen-binding site. Indeed, it binds 200 times as tightly as oxygen, accounting for its toxic nature. Even if only one of the four oxygen-binding sites on hemoglobin is occupied by carbon monoxide, and the remaining three are bound to oxygen, oxygen is not released. Explain.
Topic	All topics
Subject	Biology
Class	Class 11

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