Use of protein database for the computation of the dipole moments of normal and abnormal hemoglobins. 1993

S Takashima
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6392.

Previously, we discussed the calculation of the dipole moments of small proteins using the three-dimensional protein data-base. Our results demonstrate that the calculated dipole moments are in acceptable agreement with measured values. We, however, noted the difficulty of the calculation with larger proteins, in particular those consisting of several subunits. Hemoglobin (Hb) is a protein having a molecular weight of 64,000 that consists of four subunits, a typical case where the computation was found to be difficult. To circumvent the difficulties, we calculated the dipole moment of each subunit separately. The dipole moment of the whole protein was calculated by the vectorial summation of subunit moments. With this method, the calculated net dipole moment is in good agreement with the experimental value. Our calculation shows that the dipole moment vectors of subunits are, by and large, antiparallel in tetramers causing partial cancellation of the net dipole moment. In addition to normal HbA, the dipole moment of abnormal HbS was calculated using an approximate computational technique. Because of the loss of two negative changes as a result of the replacement of glutamic acid with valine in beta-chains, the dipole moment of HbS was found, experimentally and theoretically, to be significantly smaller than that of HbA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
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
D004563 Electrochemistry The study of chemical changes resulting from electrical action and electrical activity resulting from chemical changes. Electrochemistries
D006441 Hemoglobin A Normal adult human hemoglobin. The globin moiety consists of two alpha and two beta chains.
D006451 Hemoglobin, Sickle An abnormal hemoglobin resulting from the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta chain of the globin moiety. The heterozygous state results in sickle cell trait, the homozygous in sickle cell anemia. Hemoglobin S,Deoxygenated Sickle Hemoglobin,Deoxyhemoglobin S,Hemoglobin SS,Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated Sickle,SS, Hemoglobin,Sickle Hemoglobin,Sickle Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated
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
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D001703 Biophysics The study of PHYSICAL PHENOMENA and PHYSICAL PROCESSES as applied to living things. Mechanobiology
D013816 Thermodynamics A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Thermodynamic

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