The myoglobin of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): amino acid sequence and functional adaptation to extreme conditions

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-240

  Tamburrini, Maurizio ^a   Romano, Mario ^a   Giardina, Bruno ^b   Di Prisco, Guido ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Antarctica; Lactate; Life style; Molecular adaptation; Myoglobin; Oxygen binding; Penguin

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; MYOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; OXYGENATION; PENGUIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APTENODYTES FORSTERI; AVES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0033056494     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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