Affinity Matters: The Deadly Romance

Biochemistry Hemoglobin Carbon monoxide Oxygen Binding affinity Toxic relationship Wolverine Molecules

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Affinity Matters: The Deadly Romance

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The ultimate toxic relationship in biochemistry! Carbon monoxide swoops in and steals hemoglobin's heart with a binding affinity 200-250 times stronger than oxygen's. Poor Wolverine (labeled as oxygen) can only watch in jealous rage as his crush gets stolen by the bad boy of gases. It's basically the molecular version of your ex leaving you for someone with a motorcycle and questionable life choices. Your red blood cells didn't even get a chance to say goodbye!

This deadly attraction is why carbon monoxide poisoning is so dangerous - once CO binds to your hemoglobin, oxygen gets ghosted harder than your Tinder date who "just needs some space." And unlike your dating life, this rejection has actual fatal consequences!

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