Oligomer Composition and Oxygen Binding of the Hemocyanin of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus

In the blue crab, the ratio of hexamers to dodecamers of the O2 carrier hemocyanin varies in natural populations. Isolated dodecamers have a lower O2 affinity and greater cooperativity than isolated hexamers. The difference in O2 binding can also be resolved in native mixtures that differ in polymer...

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