Porphyrin cored hyperbranched polymers as heme protein models.
The single step synthesis of an Fe(II) porphyrin cored hyperbranched polymer, possessing similar size and topology to the natural heme containing proteins, is reported: UV spectroscopy successfully demonstrated the ability of this polymer to reversibly bind oxygen.
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UKS3 7HF. l.j.twyman@sheffield.ac.uk
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D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
D006420:Hemeproteins; D011108:Polymers; D011166:Porphyrins; D006418:Heme; D007501:Iron; D010100:Oxygen