Hemocyanin

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Contents 1 Broader Terms 2 Related Terms 3 Scope Note 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Broader Terms

metalloprotein

Related Terms

copper

Scope Note

protein found in the blood of mollusks and arthropods which imparts its blue color.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The major reason for this aggregation in arthropod hemocyanin is that the molecules are not encapsulated in blood cells.
• Unlike hemoglobin, hemocyanin is not stored in a cell but flows freely in the blood of a spider.
• The Epiperipatus hemocyanin is in basal position with respect to all other hemocyanins, with modest to high bootstrap and quartet puzzling support values (50 --94%).
• The subunit-subunit affinity of dissociated hemocyanin is much lower than that of associated subunits, suggesting that a conformational drift of monomers occurs.
• Hemocyanin is very similar to the hemoglobin that human blood uses to carry oxygen and that gives our blood it's red color.

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