title: Amino acid sequence of alpha- and beta-polypeptide chains of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) hemoglobin.
abstract: Two hemoglobin components are recognized in erythrocytes of the adult turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). We determined the amino acid sequences of turkey alpha A-, alpha D- and beta-globin from intact globin chains and chemical cleavage fragments. The sequences are highly similar to the hemoglobin of the Phasianidae, chicken, Japanese quail and pheasant. Turkey and pheasant beta-globin are identical. The amino acid sequence of turkey alpha A-globin differs by only one residue from chicken alpha A-globin. Phylogeny trees from alpha A-, alpha D- and beta-globin were constructed by the neighbor-joining method. Although the trees generated from alpha A- and beta-globin were similar, that from turkey alpha D-globin differed.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikehara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kayo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takei
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D011200:Poultry; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010455:Peptides