Globins

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Ribbon model of leghemoglobin a of the soybean ( Glycine max ), with heme as domes, according to PDB 1FSL .

Globins are oxygen-transporting or -binding proteins that are found in all living things. An essential characteristic is the cofactor , which always belongs to the malice .

Globins are divided into several large groups, the hemoglobins (Hb) and myoglobins (Mb) in vertebrates , the globins of invertebrates , the leghemoglobins and others in plants, and the flavohemoproteins (FHb) in bacteria and fungi. Individual protein groups such as the hemoglobins of protozoa , cyanoglobins in cyanobacteria and the globins of algae chloroplasts and mycobacteria have evolved away from these main groups .

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  1. ↑ Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB): PROSITE documentation PDOC00793. Main entry globin family. Retrieved August 10, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB): PROSITE documentation PDOC00933. Protozoan / cyanobacterial globins signature. Retrieved August 10, 2011 .

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