Hemoglobins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005196",
  "term": "Hemoglobins",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Metalloproteins found in red blood cells that are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Each hemoglobin molecule consists of four polypeptide chains, each associated with a heme group containing an iron atom. The iron atom reversibly binds oxygen.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "hemes",
    "proteins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1339 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/hemoglobins/"
}