ISSN:
1573-4943
Keywords:
Hemoglobin
;
amino acid sequence
;
sea cucumber
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The sequence of a globin from a marine invertebrate, the sea cucumberCaudina (Molpadia) arenicola (Echinodermata), is reported. This globin, chain C, is one of four major globins found in coelomic red cells in this organism and is the second to be sequenced. Chain C consists of 157 residues, is amino-terminally acetylated, and has an extended amino-terminal region. This globin shares a 60% sequence identity with the other sequencedC. arenicola globin, D chain (Mauriet al., Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1078, 63–67, 1991), but has a 93.6% identity with a globin from another sea cucumber,Paracaudina chilensis (Suzuki,Biochem. Biophys. Acta, 998, 292–296, 1989).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01025089
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