Glycera dibranchiata hemoglobin

1989/11/01 by Gina Arents, Warner E. Love · 1 voice · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Medicine · #Amino acid #Bond length #Chemistry #Crystal structure #Crystallography #Dihedral angle #Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology #Globin #Heme #Hemoglobin #Hemoglobin structure and function #Histidine #Hydrogen bond #Molecule #Monomer #Polymer #Protein Structure and Dynamics #Resolution (logic) #Side chain #Stereochemistry

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-2836(89)90297-0

openalex publication_date 1989/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

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• Nonvertebrate Hemoglobins: Functions and Molecular Adaptations

Discussions

• Unlike most, bloodworm hemoglobin swaps distal histidine for leucine. This hydrophobic pocket stops iron oxidation, keeping "blood" functional in the toxic mud where these animals live. doi.org/10.101 [bsky, 17 points, 0 comments]