The molecular mechanism of autoxidation for myoglobin and hemoglobin: a venerable puzzle
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A study was conducted to compare the autoxidation reaction of myoglobin and hemoglobin with synthetic iron(II) complexes. The study also analyzed the sphere electron transfer mechanism associated with the autoxidation reaction. Iron(II) cyclidene complexes were also structurally represented. Results indicated that the stabilization of molecular oxygen for transport and storage, and the oxygen activation utilized in terminal oxidation are interdependent.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 1998
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Functional analogues of cytochrome c oxidase, myoglobin, and hemoglobin
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A great deal of creative effort is expended in designing, synthesizing, and studying functional models of enzymes involved in oxygen transport, storage and utilization. Such work has provided a significant body of new information relevant to chemistry and the structure, reactivity relationship within the binding pockets of myoglobin and hemoglobin.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 2004
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The structure-function relationship of hemoglobin in solution at atomic resolution
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New insights into the structure-function relationship of hemoglobin in solution at atomic resolution and summary of findings are discussed. Hemoglobin is a flexible or adaptable molecule whose conformation can be adjusted in response to different perturbations.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 2004
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