Comparative analysis of structural properties of Portunid Crab Hemocyanin.
In order to explore the hemocyanin adaptative potential and evolutive dynamics, we have analyzed the structural properties of this oxygen-carrier protein, in some species of portunid Crabs, (Brachyura, Portunida). We have compared the intra- and interspecific subunits patterns, in native and denaturant conditions, to estimate the phenetic relationships and the different stabilities of the protein.
Giomi
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Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padua, Italy.
Raicevich
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Di Muro
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Pranovi
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Beltramini
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D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000737:chemistry*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000737:chemistry*; D021122:Protein Subunits
D021122:Protein Subunits; D006433:Hemocyanins