title: Molecular characteristics of many hemoproteins: a survey of molecular weights, sedimentation coefficients, other molecular parameters and amino acid compositions.
abstract: Data on molecular weights, sedimentation coefficients, other molecular parameters and amino acids compositions of many hemoproteins were collected from the literature and studied. The results of the survey gave a general view of the molecular characteristics of hemoproteins and also revealed the presence of various statistical correlations among the molecular parameters and amino acid compositions. Some of the correlations were found to be practically useful for the estimation of number of heme per molecule, molecular weight or partial specific volume. Discussions were made on the possible structural basis of the molecular characteristics of hemoproteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takizawa
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D006420:Hemeproteins; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D006420:Hemeproteins