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Hemocyanins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Metalloproteins that function as oxygen transport proteins in the HEMOLYMPH of MOLLUSKS and ARTHROPODS. They are characterized by two copper atoms, coordinated with HISTIDINE residues, that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule; they do not contain HEME groups.

Entry terms

  • 9013-72-3
  • Hemocyanin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2K6F2TR-J

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