Behavior Of Sickle Cell Hemoglobin

Sickle cell hemoglobin coils further, becoming smaller and adopting a sickled shape.

Sickle cell hemoglobin maintains hydrogen bonds between the amine nitrogen and the carbonyl oxygen, forming a sickled region within the protein.

Sickle cell hemoglobin forms protein polymers in which the subunits of multiple hemoglobin molecules aggregate to create long strands.

Sickle cell hemoglobin degrades into individual amino acids, causing the cell to lose its circular shape.