What is the Bohr effect?   What role does BPG play in hemoglobin function?

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What is the Bohr effect?

 

What role does BPG play in hemoglobin function? 

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Bohr effects can be defined as the alteration in the dissociation curve of oxygen that occurred by the changes in pH or Carbon dioxide concentration of the surroundings. BPG is also known as 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid that is found in red blood cells of human blood as it possesses a greater binding affinity.

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