Evolution of vertebrate haemoglobins: Histidine side chains, specific buffer value and Bohr effect

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 165-184

  Berenbrink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bird; Bohr effect; Buffer value; Evolution; Fish; Haemoglobin; Histidine; Phylogenetically independent contrast; Reptile; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ACID; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID; BUFFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; OXYGEN; PROTON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOHR EFFECT; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; SNAKE; SONGBIRD; SPECIES COMPARISON; TELEOST; TERMINAL SEQUENCE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVOLUTION; HEMOGLOBINS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 33750499963     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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