Assignment of the Fe-Nge(His)stretching mode in the resonance Raman spectra of a monomeric insect cyanomethaemoglobin

Ellen A. Kerr, Nai Teng Yu*, Klaus Gersonde

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Abstract

Resonance Raman (RR) spectra of the monomeric cyanomethaemoglobin CTT III from insect larvae of Chironomus thummi thummi are shown for the range of 200-550 cm-1. By iron and cyanide isotope exchange a line varying between 307 cm-1 for 57Fe-13C15N and 311 cm-1 for 54Fe-12C14N, has been assigned to the Fe-Nε{lunate} stretching mode of this haem complex. The substitution of 54Fe for 57Fe has no effect on the Fe-C = N bending mode whereas it affects the Fe-CN stretching mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-33
Number of pages3
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume178
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Dec 1984
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cyanomethemoglobin
  • Fe-N(His) stretching
  • Monomeric hemoglobin
  • Resonance Raman spectroscopy

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