Evolution of myoglobin

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 979-1004

  Suzuki, T ^a   Imai, K ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Evolution; Gene structure; Myoglobin

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0031689710     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050227     Document Type: Review

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