An allosteric theory for hemoglobin incorporating asymmetric states to test the putative molecular code for cooperativity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 737-744

  Edelstein, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hybrid state; Hemoglobin cooperative oxygenation; Two state model

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0029871750     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0198     Document Type: Editorial

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