Tag Archives | Oxygen

Contents of Oxygen in Blood of Human Beings | Respiration | Biology

In this article we will discuss about the contents of oxygen in blood of human beings. The O2 content of the arterial and venous blood and relevant data are given in the following table: It will be seen that about 98% of oxygen is present in the blood in chemical combination with haemoglobin and only 0.3 ml in arterial blood [...]

By Rakshitha C|2017-07-27T08:05:43+00:00July 27, 2017|Respiratory System|Comments Off

Inhibition of Glycolysis by Oxygen | Carbohydrates

In this article we will discuss about the inhibition of glycolysis by oxygen. Some controls, particularly hormonal, are carried out on glycolysis. We will examine here only the effect of oxygen known as the Pasteur effect because Pasteur was the first scientist to observe that in yeast, glucose was less rapidly consumed in aerobiosis than in anaerobiosis. In other words, [...]

By Shubhangi L|2016-12-23T06:26:32+00:00December 23, 2016|Carbohydrates|Comments Off