Examples of Metalloprotein in the following topics:
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- Metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal ion cofactor.
- In metalloproteins, metal ions are usually coordinated by nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur centers belonging to amino acid residues of the protein.
- Given the diversity of metalloproteins, virtually all amino acid residues have been shown to bind metal centers.
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- They are carrier proteins (those used to move ions and molecules across membranes) and more generally metalloproteins (those which contain a metal ion cofactor).
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- In the human brain, the manganese is bound to manganese metalloproteins, most notably glutamine synthetase in astrocytes.
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- Hemoglobin is the iron-containing, oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates.