The proximal and distal pockets of the H93G myoglobin cavity mutant bind identical ligands with different affinities: Quantitative analysis of imidazole and pyridine binding

Spectroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 123-141

  Du, Jing ^a   Sono, Masanori ^a   Dawson, John H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity mutant; Distal pocket; H93G myoglobin; Imidazole binding; Proximal pocket; Pyridine binding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LIGANDS; PORPHYRINS; PYRIDINE;

BINDING AFFINITIES; BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; EUROPEAN; HEME COMPLEXES; HISTIDINE (HIS); IMIDAZOLE (IMD); LIGAND BINDING; MYOGLOBIN (MGB); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPERM WHALES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

GLYCINE; HEME; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; MYOGLOBIN; PYRIDINE; SPERM WHALE MYOGLOBIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; LIGAND BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 47849121514     PISSN: 07124813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/SPE-2008-0330     Document Type: Article

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