Once the molecule file is fully loaded, the image at right will become live. At that time the "activate 3-D" icon will disappear.

Welcome to the Hemoglobin module!

There are four hemes in the large structure of hemoglobin, one per chain. Shown is the heme cofactor present in every hemoglobin protein. The heme is a vital part of the molecule that binds oxygen molecules for transport around throughout the bloodstream. Although the iron ion at the core binds to oxygen, the rest of the surrounding structure is there to protect and stabilize the binding site. Lack of iron is a cause of anemia, which develops due to a low number of red blood cells (and hemoglobin) in the blood.

In the window on the right, red represents oxygen atoms, gray represents carbon, white represents hydrogen, blue represents nitrogen, and orange represents the critical iron ion.

Using directory /Users/treyscheiper/Hemoglobin/HemoglobinSlide1
  adding support.js
  ...jmolApplet0
      ...adding Heme.png
      ...copying
/Users/treyscheiper/JC/HEMO/hemoglobin/2dn1SHortened.mol2
         to
/Users/treyscheiper/Hemoglobin/HemoglobinSlide1/2dn1SHortened.mol2
      ...adding Heme.spt