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Stereodynamic properties of the cooperative homodimeric Scapharca inaequivalvis hemoglobin studied through optical absorption spectroscopy and ligand rebinding kinetics. 1994

A Boffi, and D Verzili, and E Chiancone, and M Leone, and A Cupane, and V Militello, and E Vitrano, and L Cordone, and W Yu, and E E Di Iorio
CNR Center of Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemical Sciences, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.

The study of the thermal evolution of the Soret band in heme proteins has proved to be a useful tool to understand their stereodynamic properties; moreover, it enables one to relate protein matrix fluctuations and functional behavior when carried out in combination with kinetic experiments on carbon monoxide rebinding after flash photolysis. In this work, we report the thermal evolution of the Soret band of deoxy, carbonmonoxy, and nitric oxide derivatives of the cooperative homodimeric Scapharca inaequivalvis hemoglobin in the temperature range 10-300 K and the carbon monoxide rebinding kinetics after flash photolysis in the temperature range 60-200 K. The two sets of results indicate that Scapharca hemoglobin has a very rigid protein structure compared with other hemeproteins. This feature is brought out i) by the absence of nonharmonic contributions to the soft modes coupled to the Soret band in the liganded derivatives, and ii) by the almost "in plane" position of the iron atom in the photoproduct obtained approximately 10(-8) s after dissociating the bound carbon monoxide molecule at 15 K.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008024 Ligands A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule, e.g., an antigen binding to an antibody, a hormone or neurotransmitter binding to a receptor, or a substrate or allosteric effector binding to an enzyme. Ligands are also molecules that donate or accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with the central metal atom of a coordination complex. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Ligand
D008433 Mathematics The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Mathematic
D010108 Oxyhemoglobins A compound formed by the combination of hemoglobin and oxygen. It is a complex in which the oxygen is bound directly to the iron without causing a change from the ferrous to the ferric state. Oxycobalt Hemoglobin,Oxycobalthemoglobin,Oxyhemoglobin,Hemoglobin, Oxycobalt
D010782 Photolysis Chemical bond cleavage reactions resulting from absorption of radiant energy. Photodegradation
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D002263 Carboxyhemoglobin Carbomonoxyhemoglobin,Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin,Carbonylhemoglobin,Carboxyhemoglobin A,Carboxyhemoglobin C
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. Eryhem,Ferrous Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin, Ferrous
D006639 Histidine An essential amino acid that is required for the production of HISTAMINE. Histidine, L-isomer,L-Histidine,Histidine, L isomer,L-isomer Histidine

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