VANADIUM IN TUNICATES - OXYGEN-BINDING STUDIES

被引:49
作者
MACARA, IG [1 ]
MCLEOD, GC [1 ]
KUSTIN, K [1 ]
机构
[1] BRANDEIS UNIV,DEPT CHEM,WALTHAM,MA 02154
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-PHYSIOLOGY | 1979年 / 62卷 / 04期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0300-9629(79)90009-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. 1. No reversible oxygen-binding by the blood of the tunicate A. nigra is detectable. 2. 2. Blood cells contain iron(II) and vanadium(III), and a yellow-green chromogen which can be separated from the metals by fractionation on Sephadex G-100. 3. 3. The chromogen will reduce oxygen in alkaline medium, it is heat-stable and has absorption peaks at 280 and 330 nm (in 0.1 N HCl). The peak at 330 nm is lost on oxidation. © 1979.
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页码:821 / 826
页数:6
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