Structural highlights
Function
HEMTB_METCA Oxygen-binding protein. May be involved in a storage mechanism or for delivery to oxygen-requiring enzymes. The oxygen-binding site contains two iron atoms.[1]
References
- ↑ Karlsen OA, Ramsevik L, Bruseth LJ, Larsen O, Brenner A, Berven FS, Jensen HB, Lillehaug JR. Characterization of a prokaryotic haemerythrin from the methanotrophic bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). FEBS J. 2005 May;272(10):2428-40. PMID:15885093 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04663.x