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Postby mehdi71000 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:53 pm

hi
i wanted to know the name of the protein in fish gills that extracts oxigen from water.
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Postby LilKim » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:55 pm

this is just starting point for you to research (because i'm not sure if it's the correct answer)

Think about this ... What is the name of the protien that "extracts" oxygen from the air in the human lung? (found on RBC) ... Maybe fish and Humans use different' versions of the same protein?

... something to think about..

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Postby mehdi71000 » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:10 pm

thanks .

is there such a protein that can split H2O?
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Postby mith » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:22 pm

No, that would require energy.
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Postby mehdi71000 » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:26 am

why other splitting done by proteins don't require energy?
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Postby mehdi71000 » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:26 am

sorry i refraize my question. is there any proteins that break up molecules to release hydrogen? thanks
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Postby sachin » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:05 am

The factor of aquatic organism's blood can work at low concentration of Oxygen..... we have Hb in our blood this requires higher conc. of Oxygen...
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Postby LilKim » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:19 am

by the way.. I don't believe that fish's gills 'extract' oxygen from water by breaking H2O into hydrogen and oxygen.
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Postby sachin » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:20 am

LilKim wrote:by the way.. I don't believe that fish's gills 'extract' oxygen from water by breaking H2O into hydrogen and oxygen.


lol .... your r right... :idea:
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Postby Dr.Stein » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:04 am

Protein found in gills are functional protein used in respiration activity, an enzyme, but I am not sure which enzyme lol. Could be cytochrome, it is important enzyme to provide energy via oxidation reduction (oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport) :)
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Postby mehdi71000 » Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:04 am

sorry my bad. is there any kind of bacteria that produce hydrogen as a waist gas?
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Postby Dr.Stein » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:57 am

What is "waist gas"? Fart?
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