Binding of carbon-monoxide to Alpha-Hemocyanin and Beta-Hemocyanin from Helix-pomatia

Harry A. Kuiper, Ruurd Torensma, Ernst J. Van Bruggen

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    Abstract

    The binding of carbon monoxide to α and β-hemocyanin from the snail Helix pomatia was studied under equilibrium conditions. Homotropic interactions upon carbon monoxide binding were much weaker than upon the binding of oxygen. Heterotropic interactions (Bohr effect and calcium-ion effect), however, were just as strong as in the case of the binding of oxygen. For α-hemocyanin a linkage has been observed between the binding of carbon monoxide and a change in quaternary structure of the protein

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)425-430
    Number of pages6
    JournalEuropean Journal of Biochemistry
    Volume68
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1976

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