NYMedic828
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So I was bored reviewing the mechanisms of cyanide/cyanokit meds and the question came to mind,
Cyanide, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide all bind to hemoglobin and cytocrome c oxidase resulting in histotoxic hypoxia but what is the primary action of cyanide?
CO I believe the primary issue is the massive displacement of oxygen from hemoglobin and less inhibition of cytocrome oxidase.
Are the problems the opposite in the case of cyanide/hydrogen sulfide? By that I mean do they primarily inhibit cytocrome c oxidase or do they displace oxygen from hemoglobin?
Or are all 3 vastly different in their mechanism of achieving the above?
Sorry I lied, guess my question wasn't just cyanide
Cyanide, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide all bind to hemoglobin and cytocrome c oxidase resulting in histotoxic hypoxia but what is the primary action of cyanide?
CO I believe the primary issue is the massive displacement of oxygen from hemoglobin and less inhibition of cytocrome oxidase.
Are the problems the opposite in the case of cyanide/hydrogen sulfide? By that I mean do they primarily inhibit cytocrome c oxidase or do they displace oxygen from hemoglobin?
Or are all 3 vastly different in their mechanism of achieving the above?
Sorry I lied, guess my question wasn't just cyanide