Animation of Heme Iron Movement upon Oxygenation

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This ultimately leads to the shift from the deoxy to the oxy conformation .  (Based on 2hhb.pdb, C. Fronticelli, unpublished and 1 hho.pdb, B. Shaana, J. Mol. Biol. 17 31 (1984)).

 

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