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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Role of SH-Groups and S-S Bridges in the Main Subunit (1/12 Molecule) of Spirographis Spallanzanii Chlorocruorin

Vicenza MezzasalmaBenedetto SalvatoLucio Di StefanoMichela Zagra

subject

Sh groupsAcetic anhydridechemistry.chemical_compoundChlorocruorinlawStereochemistryChemistryProtein subunitExtracellularMoleculeProtein quaternary structureElectron microscopelaw.invention

description

In all species of annelids described, the extracellular hemoglobins show (by electron microscopy) the same quaternary structure constituted by twelve identical subunits. The fine structure of the 1/12 subunit is not well resolved and several models have been proposed for it (2).

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71481-8_10