title: Analysis of the Damage Site to Oxyleghaemoglobin by H(2)O(2) on the Basis of the Changes in Absorption Spectra.
abstract: Leghaenoglobin (Lb) is a Fe-protein with a high content in the root nodules of soybean (Glycine max). Oxyleghaemoglobin (LbO(2), Fe(2+)-protein) prepared from fresh soybean root nodules in san active form of Lb. LbO(2) displays two distinct absorption bands at 577 nm and 540 nm, which are closely related to the structure of haem (iron-porphyrin). Another absorption band found at 280 nm is related to the configuration of the globin. When LbO(2) was incubated with H(2)O(2), prompt changes in visible-absorption spectra appeared and the UV-absorption spectra was relatively stable. We conclude that the position of damage by H(2)O(2) was located on the Fe(2+)-porphyrin ring rather than in the globin of LbO(2).
authors.affiliation: South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Guangzhou 510650, China.
authors.forename: Guang-Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ai-Guo
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wang