The ionic nature of hœmoglobin

Abstract

The study of the reaction between CO2and hæmoglobin under the conditions obtaining in the blood of man and animals had led to two opposite views being taken on the nature of the reaction. These views are :— (1) The hæmoglobin in the corpuscles acts as an electrically inert Substance, and either combines directly with the CO2or adsorbs it, due to its colloidal properties.