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V Swarnalatha1, G Balakrishnan, P T Manoharan
1Department of Chemistry and Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
Abstract:
Copper reconstituted hemoglobin (CuHb), copper containing T-state hybrid hemoglobins like alpha2(Ni)beta2(Cu), and alpha2(Cu)beta2(Ni), and intermediate R-state hybrids like alpha2(CO-Fe)beta2(Cu) and alpha2(Cu)beta2(Fe-CO) are studied using resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy at two different excitation wavelengths. The high frequency RR region in CuHb indicates the presence of both 4- and 5-coordinate forms of Cu(II). In hybrid Hbs, the presence of two distinct metal ion environments within one particular subunit is evident. This is also consistent with previous findings using EPR spectroscopy and sulfydryl reactivity studies on these hybrid Hbs. The low frequency RR region on these copper derivatives of HbA further suggests the existence of two different heme moieties within the subunit.
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