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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 31-33 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Dec 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cyanomethemoglobin
- Fe-N(His) stretching
- Monomeric hemoglobin
- Resonance Raman spectroscopy