Open AccessComparison of the Structures of Various Eukaryotic Ferricytochromes c and Ferrocytochromes and Their Antigenic Differences
Author(s) -
MOORE Geoffre R.,
WILLIAMS Robert J. P.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1980.tb05978.x
Subject(s) - donkey , antigen , horse , epitope , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , genetics , ecology , paleontology
The nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of various eukaryotic ferricytochromes c and ferrocytochromes c are described. The proteins from the species donkey, cow, dog, rabbit, chicken and pigeon were investigated. The conformations of these proteins detected by NMR were compared to those of horse and tuna cytochromes c and in some cases small differences were found. These differences in structure were shown to correlate with antigenic differences between the various proteins.