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. 1990 Dec 12;194(2):343-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb15624.x.

Hemoglobin Saint Mandé [beta 102 (G4) Asn----Tyr]. Functional studies and structural modeling reveal an altered T state

C Poyart  1 , O Schaad, J Kister, F Galacteros, S J Edelstein, Y Blouquit, N Arous
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Hemoglobin Saint Mandé [beta 102 (G4) Asn----Tyr]. Functional studies and structural modeling reveal an altered T state

C Poyart et al. Eur J Biochem. .
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Abstract

Oxygen equilibrium studies of purified hemoglobin Saint Mandé (Hb SM) [beta 102 (G4) Asn----Tyr] reveal a decreased oxygen affinity and cooperativity but to a lesser extent than found for Hb Kansas (beta 102 Thr). The low affinity of Hb SM depends on environmental conditions: eliminating chloride or raising the pH greatly elevated the ratio of p50 of Hb SM to that of Hb A. The alkaline Bohr effect is reduced by about 40%. The effects of anions (chloride, organophosphates) binding to deoxy Hb SM are also reduced. These data indicate that the functional properties of Hb SM are intermediary between Hb A and Hb Kansas. In addition, molecular graphics modeling of Hb SM in the oxy and deoxy structures indicate the possibility of a new hydrogen bond in the T state between beta(1)102 Tyr and alpha(2)42 Tyr. Stabilisation of the T state in this manner is a plausible explanation for several of the effects observed.

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