The haem-globin linkage. 2. Artificial myoglobins from haematins lacking free carboxyl groups

Haem disorder in two myoglobins: comparison of reorientation rate.

The globins from sperm whale and from Aplysia limacina myoglobins were reconstituted by addition of stoichiometric ferric protohaem and the Soret c.d. was followed as a function of time. For both reconstituted proteins, the Soret c.d. changes with time, reflecting haem reorientation inside its pocket, as previously described [Aojula, Wilson & Drake (1986) Biochem. J. 237, 613-616] for sperm wha...

The Heme-globin Linkage of Hemoglobin

It was recently reported that CO hemoglobin is relatively more resistant than oxyhemoglobin to digestion by the pancreatic enzymes (l), and that a heme-protein fragment can be precipitated either from the digest solution or from the dialyzed digest by acidification with acetic acid (2). The composition of this CO product has now been investigated. Iron Content-The value of the iron to nitrogen ...

2. Activation of Carboxyl Groups in Peptide Synthesis

Functional consequences of haem orientational disorder in sperm-whale and yellow-fin-tuna myoglobins.

Ligand-binding kinetics of native and reconstituted sperm-whale myoglobin were studied in relation to haem orientational disorder by rapid kinetic methods. In addition, native yellow-fin-tuna myoglobin with significant amount of haem disorder was also used. The O2 dissociation and association rates were found for the proteins with different degrees of haem disorder, and these results suggest th...

Linkage Groups

The combined use of the arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction [AP-PCR, also known as random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD}] and isozyme mapping resulted in the production of 87 potential marker loci, enabling an overall expansion within the genetic map of the fish genus Xiphophorus. Use of DNA sequencing-style acrylamide gels and carefully controlled conditions of amplification ...