title: Structural subunit organization of molluscan hemocyanins.
abstract: The quaternary structure of Molluscan hemocyanins is not still defined, in particular the spatial distribution and the structural subunits. It is important to establish the number and the nature of interations between functional units. Here we present two non-proteolytic methods for the depolymerization of hemocyanins. The results suggest that the carbohydrate moieties apparently play a basic role in the organization of the structural subunits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via G. Colombo 3, Padova 35131, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paccagnella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bologna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beccaro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mičetić
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Muro
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salvato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000737:chemistry*; D021122:Protein Subunits
chemical_list: D021122:Protein Subunits; D006433:Hemocyanins