title: High altitude respiration of birds. The primary structures of the major and minor hemoglobin component of adult European black vulture (Aegypius monachus, Aegypiinae).
abstract: The primary structures of the hemoglobin components Hb A and Hb D of the European Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) are presented. The globin chains were separated on CM-Cellulose in 8M urea buffer. The amino-acid sequences were established by automatic Edman degradation of the globin chains and the tryptic peptides in liquid phase and gas-phase sequenators. The sequences are compared with those of the Golden Eagle, and with those of the Andean Condor, a New World vulture. The possible evolutionary significance of the alpha D-chains is considered. This paper serves as a reference study for high-altitude respiration of Falconiformes.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood*; D005914:Globins; D006441:Hemoglobin A; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C032001:hemoglobin D; D005914:Globins; D006441:Hemoglobin A