Copper-metallothioneins in the American lobster, Homarus americanus: potential role as Cu(I) donors to apohemocyanin.
The physiological function of copper(I)-metallothionein is not well understood. The respiratory function of hemocyanin, a copper(I)-containing respiratory protein found in the hemolymph of many invertebrates, has been known a long time. However, the mechanism by which Cu(I) is inserted into the oxyg...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474688/ |