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. 1977 Apr 1;163(1):153–158. doi: 10.1042/bj1630153

The kinetics of the recombination reaction between apomyoglobin and alkaline haematin.

P A Adams
PMCID: PMC1164671  PMID: 17391

Abstract

Apomyoglobin was prepared by an extremely mild modification of the acid/butanone technique, and the kinetics of the recombination reaction between this preparation and alkaline haematin were studied. The recombination has been shown to be precisely second-order and mono-phasic. Rate constants obtained from the study are in good agreement with values obtained previously by an indirect technique not involving separation of haem and apoprotein.

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