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ATOMIC RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AQUOMET-MYOGLOBIN FROM SPERM WHALE AT ROOM TEMPERATUREATOMIC RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AQUOMET-MYOGLOBIN FROM SPERM WHALE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
Structural highlights
FunctionMYG_PHYMC Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles. Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedThe crystal structures of myoglobin in the deoxy- and carbon monoxide-ligated states at a resolution of 1.15 angstroms show that carbon monoxide binding at ambient temperatures requires concerted motions of the heme, the iron, and helices E and F for relief of steric inhibition. These steps constitute the main mechanism by which heme proteins lower the affinity of the heme group for the toxic ligand carbon monoxide. A steric mechanism for inhibition of CO binding to heme proteins.,Kachalova GS, Popov AN, Bartunik HD Science. 1999 Apr 16;284(5413):473-6. PMID:10205052[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences |
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