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HERO ID
1292477
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
The effect of ligand size and stereochemistry on the reactivity of the alpha and beta chains within hemoglobin
Author(s)
Olson, JS; Binger, C
Year
1976
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
ISSN:
0006-3002
EISSN:
1878-2434
Volume
434
Issue
2
Page Numbers
428-439
Language
English
PMID
952895
Abstract
The reactions of human hemoglobin A with methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl isocyanide were examined in the presence and absence of inositol hexaphosphate. As the size and bulk of the aliphatic side-chain increases, the relative association rates and affinities of the beta-chains for isonitriles increase compared to those of the alpha chains. This result indicates that the beta heme pocket within hemoglobin is more open and accessible to ligand molecules than the alpha heme pocket.
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