Genetically based low oxygen affinities of felid hemoglobins: lack of biochemical adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in the snow leopard

JE Janecka, SSE Nielsen… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Genetically based modifications of hemoglobin (Hb) function that increase blood–O2 affinity
are hallmarks of hypoxia adaptation in vertebrates. Among mammals, felid Hbs are unusual …

The structure of haemoglobin bound to the haemoglobin receptor IsdH from Staphylococcus aureus shows disruption of the native α-globin haem pocket

CF Dickson, DA Jacques, RT Clubb… - … Section D: Biological …, 2015 - journals.iucr.org
Staphylococcus aureus is a common and serious cause of infection in humans. The
bacterium expresses a cell-surface receptor that binds to, and strips haem from, human …

Molecular Insights of an Avian Species with Low Oxygen Affinity, the Crystal Structure of Duck T-State Methemoglobin

SM Ponnuraj, N Kamariah, B Moovarkumudalvan… - The Protein …, 2024 - Springer
Hemoglobin (Hb) is the key metalloprotein within red blood cells involved in oxygen
transportation from lungs to body cells. The heme-iron atom inherent within Hb effectuates …

Design, synthesis, and characterization of pyridine-containing organic crystals with different substitution positions using solvothermal method

J Wu, J Zou, X Zhuge, Z Jia, N Lin, C Yuan - CrystEngComm, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The organic crystals of Tröger's base (TB) analogs with ortho-/meta-substituted terminal
pyridine units, 2, 8-(6H, 12H-5, 11-methanodibenzo [b, f] diazocineylene)-di (o …

Molecular insights of an avian species with low oxygen affinity, the crystal structure of duck methemoglobin

SM Ponnuraj, N Kamariah, B Moovarkumudalvan… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Hemoglobin is an iron-containing metalloprotein which plays a major role in the
transportation of oxygen from lungs to tissues and carbon dioxide back to lungs. The …