Hemocyanins

"Hemocyanins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Metalloproteins that function as oxygen transport proteins in the HEMOLYMPH of MOLLUSKS and ARTHROPODS. They are characterized by two copper atoms, coordinated with HISTIDINE residues, that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule; they do not contain HEME groups.

Descriptor ID	D006433
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.093.375 D12.776.556.462 D23.767.482
Concept/Terms	Hemocyanins Hemocyanins Hemocyanin alpha-Hemocyanins alpha-Hemocyanins alpha Hemocyanins alpha-Haemocyanin alpha Haemocyanin alpha-Hemocyanin alpha Hemocyanin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Arthropod Proteins [D12.776.093]
Hemocyanins [D12.776.093.375]
Metalloproteins [D12.776.556]
Hemocyanins [D12.776.556.462]
Biological Factors [D23]
Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
Hemocyanins [D23.767.482]

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