Crystal structure of a human embryonic haemoglobin: The carbonmonoxy form of Gower II (α2ε2) haemoglobin at 2.9 Å resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-484

  Sutherland Smith, Andrew J ^a   Baker, Heather M ^a   Hofmann, Oliver M ^b   Brittain, Thomas ^b   Baker, Edward N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chloride effect; Crystallography; Embryonic Hb; Haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R FACTOR; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032540854     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1868     Document Type: Article

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