Extraordinary Proteins. Extreme lifestyles sometimes require

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Elephants can hold their breath for 2 minutes, but whales can hold their breath for 90 minutes - and they do, migrating underwater around the world. To find out how, a group of researchers contacted museums and zoos around the world[1].



Molecular Tour:

showing magnetic core in context of protein

no context and now the core is in cpk .


myoglobin (PDB entry 1u3d)

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References:References:

  1. Mirceta S, Signore AV, Burns JM, Cossins AR, Campbell KL, Berenbrink M. Evolution of mammalian diving capacity traced by myoglobin net surface charge. Science. 2013 Jun 14;340(6138):1234192. doi: 10.1126/science.1234192. PMID:23766330 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1234192

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