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The changes in intermediate haemoglobins produced during methaemoglobin reduction by NADPH-flavin reductase were analysed by an isoelectric-focusing method. The alpha 3+ beta 2+ and alpha 2+ beta 3+ valency hybrids were observed as intermediate haemoglobins and changed consecutively with time during the reaction. On the basis of the analyses, the course of methaemoglobin reduction was found to involve two different pathways: (1) methaemoglobin kappa+1 leads to alpha 3+ beta 2+ kappa+2 leads to oxyhaemoglobin; (2) methaemoglobin kappa+3 leads to alpha 2+ beta 3+ kappa+4 leads to oxyhaemoglobin. The reaction rate constants of each phase (kappa+1--kappa+4) were also estimated. The addition of inositol hexaphosphate to the reaction mixture did not affect the overall reaction. The mechanism of methaemoglobin reduction by NADPH-flavin reductase is discussed on the basis of these results.
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