Constituent
Name
Hemoglobin human
Family
molecular solid
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
C_{2952}H_{4664}O_{832}N_{812}S_8Fe_4$
Chemical formula
C2952 H4664 O832 N812 S8 Fe4
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$C$ Carbon element 2952 0.318377911993098 0.542786192015131 constituent element main
$H$ Hydrogen element 4664 0.503019844693701 0.0719676531613384 constituent element main
$O$ Oxygen element 832 0.089732528041415 0.203784496686208 constituent element main
$N$ Nitrogen element 812 0.0875754961173425 0.174114914788916 constituent element main
$S$ Sulfur element 8 0.000862812769628991 0.00392704022449115 constituent element main
$Fe$ Iron element 4 0.000431406384814495 0.00341970312391561 constituent element main
Composition comments
polypeptide, i.e. polymer of amino acids joined by a covalent bond (peptide bond) + hemes (protoporphyrin IX with Fe2+)
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-NH-R$
$R-NH_2$
$R-S-H$
$R-CH_3$
$R-CH_2-CH_3$
$R-OH$
$R-CH2-OH$
$R-C(=O)-OH$
$R-S-R$
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$
$-O-H$
$>N-H$
$-S-H$
$>C=O$
$\geq C-O-$
$\geq C-C \leq$
$>C=C<$
$\geq C-N<$
$\eqslantgtr C-N<$
$>C=N-$
Phase type
crystalline
Texture
macromolecular
Molar mass
15258 $g/mol$
Color
Very Dark Red and Very Dark Red-Brown