Abstract
The absorption maxima in the Soret region and near 620nm of sulphhaemoglobin shifted from 419.5nm to 423nm and from 623nm to 619nm respectively with a decrease in oxygen concentrations of the sulphhaemoglobin solution [101.3, 20.3 and 0 kPa (760, 152 and 0 mmHg) partial pressures]. The major changes in the positions of the absorption maxima occurred drastically at oxygen concentrations between 20.3 kPa and 0 kPa, suggesting that the quaternary structure of sulphhaemoglobin has changed from the R to the T state. Inositol hexaphosphate, a known allosteric effector of haemoglobin, enhanced the shift in peak location. This result supports the view that the shift of the absorption maxima reflects changes in the conformation of sulphhaemoglobin. To investigate the relationship between the conformation of sulphhaemoglobin and the reactivity of the protein with various reagents, we studied the oxidation and reduction reactions of the protein with ascorbic acid, ferricyanide and nitrite under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The results showed that the rates of oxidation and reduction of ferrous and ferric sulphhaemoglobins with these compounds are associated with the conformation of the protein.
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