Hemocyanin. Medical search. Frequent questions

Recently, the structure of keyhole limpet hemocyanin FU-h (KLH1-h) was presented as a C(α) -trace at 4 Å resolution. (rcsb.org)
The Ha4/8 antibody is specific for keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). (bdbiosciences.com)
Effect of HI-6 on cytokines production after immunity stimulation by keyhole limpet hemocyanin in a mouse model. (nel.edu)
DESIG N: BALB/c mice were exposed to saline, HI-6 in a dose 1-100 mg/kg and/or 1 keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) 1 mg/kg. (nel.edu)
The A112-3 clone is specific for keyhole limpet hemocyanin, (KLH). (bdbiosciences.com)
For this, we produced rabbit antiserum to HDI-adducted keyhole limpet hemocyanin (HDI-KLH). (cdc.gov)
Immunogen Synthetic Sulfotyrosine conjugated to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH). (qedbio.com)
Vaccination with morphine conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (M-KLH) elicited high titers and concentrations of antibodies with high affinity for heroin, 6-MAM, and morphine. (aspetjournals.org)
In 1998 and 1999, 26 and 30 free-ranging polar bears from Svalbard and Churchill, Canada, respectively, were recaptured 32-40 d following immunization with inactivated tetanus toxoid and hemocyanin from keyhole limpets (KLH) to sensitize lymphocytes. (nih.gov)
Vaccination of high-risk breast cancer patients with mucin-1 (MUC1) keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate plus QS-21. (southernbiotech.com)

Whereas hemoglobin carries its iron atoms in porphyrin rings (heme groups), the copper atoms of hemocyanin are bound as prosthetic groups coordinated by histidine residues. (wikipedia.org)
Each hemocyanin monomer holds a pair of copper(I) cations in place via interactions with the imidazole rings of six histidine residues. (wikipedia.org)
Hemocyanin is made of many individual subunit proteins, each of which contains two copper atoms and can bind one oxygen molecule (O2). (wikipedia.org)
4. [The action of urea on the bonding of copper in the hemocyanin of Helix pomatia]. (nih.gov)
A pillbug's blood is blue, because of the hemocyanin (copper) in their blood. (nih.gov)
The copper equivalent to hemoglobin is called hemocyanin. (acsh.org)
Like most mollusks , they use hemocyanin, a copper -containing protein, rather than hemoglobin to transport oxygen. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
She received her bachelor's from the University of Delaware and wrote her thesis on a di-copper hemocyanin model complex. (bnl.gov)
The presence of Blue Blood is due to copper proteins called Hemocyanin . (oxfordpets.com)
Detection of copper (320 atoms) in di-decameric haemocyanin molecules was easily within the limits of sensitivity. (nih.gov)
That's one main heart plus one for each gill, and the blue blood is because it has - as does Mr. Spock who is unquestionably alien - copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based hemoglobin. (skeptoid.com)

17. Low-resolution molecular structures of isolated functional units from arthropodan and molluscan hemocyanin. (nih.gov)

Although the respiratory function of hemocyanin is similar to that of hemoglobin, there are a significant number of differences in its molecular structure and mechanism. (wikipedia.org)
Under these circumstances hemoglobin oxygen transportation is less efficient than hemocyanin oxygen transportation. (wikipedia.org)
Because of the large size of hemocyanin, it is usually found free-floating in the blood, unlike hemoglobin. (wikipedia.org)

The arthropod hemocyanin superfamily is composed of phenoloxidases, hexamerins, pseudohemocyanins or cryptocyanins, and (dipteran) hexamerin receptors. (wikipedia.org)
The evolutionary changes within the phylogeny of the hemocyanin superfamily are closely related to the emergence of these different proteins in various species. (wikipedia.org)
The understanding of proteins within this superfamily would not be well understood without the extensive studies of hemocyanin in arthropods. (wikipedia.org)

2. Characterization of Helix Pomatia hemocyanin by transient electric birefringence. (nih.gov)

1. Hydrodynamic structure of helix Pomatia hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
3. Studies by small-angle x-ray scattering of the quaternary structure of dissociation products of the beta-haemocyanin of Helix pomatia. (nih.gov)
5. Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of 1-10-size and 1-20-size molecules of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
6. Tubular polymers derived from Helix pomatia beta-hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
Electron microscopy of dissociation products of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin: quaternary structure. (nih.gov)
9. Separation and absorption spectra of alpha- and beta-haemocyanin of Helix pomatia. (nih.gov)
11. [Small-angle x-ray-scattering studies on the substructure of Helix pomatia hemocyanin]. (nih.gov)
13. The dissociation of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
14. Structure of Helix pomatia oxy-beta-hemocyanin and deoxy-beta-hemocyanin tubular polymers. (nih.gov)
15. A streaming dielectric investigation of Helix pomatia hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
16. Relaxation kinetics of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
19. Oxygen-linked association-dissociation of Helix pomatia hemocyanin. (nih.gov)
Reassociation of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin. (nih.gov)

It has been noted that species using hemocyanin for oxygen transportation include crustaceans living in cold environments with low oxygen pressure. (wikipedia.org)

Hemocyanin is show within the hemolymph as the respiratory color. (alliedacademies.org)

Hemocyanin oxygen-binding profile is also affected by dissolved salt ion levels and pH. (wikipedia.org)