Figure 3. O2-binding properties of the native and recombinant Hbs of alligator and human.

O2-affinities (P50) in the absence (stripped) and presence of anionic effectors (Cl− ions and organic phosphates) are shown for native Hbs, unacetylated rHbs (produced using the pGM + pMAP plasmid), and acetylated rHbs (produced using the pGM + pMAP + pNatA plasmid). ATP and DPG were used as physiologically relevant organic phosphates in experiments using alligator and human Hbs, respectively.