Chemical properties of sperm whale myoglobins reconstituted with monopropionate hemins

Takashi Hayashi, Tomoyuki Nakagawa, Katsuyoshi Harada, Takashi Matsuo, Yutaka Hitomi, Yoshio Hisaeda

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    Abstract

    The binding behavior of two heme-propionate side chains in sperm whale myoglobin was evaluated using artificially created hemins, 6-methyl-7- propionate- and 6-propionate-7-methyl-protohemin IX. From the thermodynamic study of the hemin binding to apomyoglobin, it was found that two heme-propionates clearly contribute to the stabilization of the hemin in the protein matrix.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1512-1513
    Number of pages2
    JournalChemistry Letters
    Volume33
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 5 2004

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Chemistry(all)

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