Haemoglobin from microorganism to man: A single protein folding, a variety of functions;L'hémoglobine, des micro-organismes -gra l'homme: Un motif structural unique, des fonctions multiples

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 325, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1159-1174

  Wajcman, Henri ^a   Kiger, Laurent ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Haemoglobin; Myoglobin; NO ; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; COORDINATION COMPOUND; GENE PRODUCT; GLOBIN; HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SCAVENGER; SULFIDE;

EVOLUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LEGUME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHOTOTROPISM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SYMBIOSIS; VITREOSCILLA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036915028     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0691(02)01537-8     Document Type: Review

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