The reaction of metmyoglobin with strong oxidizing agents.
1954
P GEORGE, and
D H IRVINE
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008786
Metmyoglobin
Myoglobin which is in the oxidized ferric or hemin form. The oxidation causes a change in color from red to brown.
Ferrimyoglobin
D010084
Oxidation-Reduction
A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).
Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D006454
Hemoglobins
The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.