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Myoglobin

Known as: Myoglobin [Chemical/Ingredient], myoglobins 
A conjugated protein which is the oxygen-transporting pigment of muscle. It is made up of one globin polypeptide chain and one heme group.
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Broader (4)

Carrier ProteinsGlobinHemeproteinsMuscle Proteins
In BloodMB geneMyoglobin Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:Immune stainMyoglobin measurement

Narrower (12)

apomyoglobinbiliverdin-apomyoglobin complexcarboxymyoglobincarboxysulfmyoglobin

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1997
1997
Direct Observation of Nitrosylated Heme in Myoglobin and Hemoglobin by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), we demonstrate the direct observation of NO attached to the heme moiety… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Non-invasive assessment of infarct reperfusion: the predictive power of the time to peak value of myoglobin, CKMB, and CK in serum.
Intravenous thrombolytic therapy has become a routine therapeutic intervention in acute myocardial infarction. In order to… 
1987
1987
Time dependence of near-infrared spectra of photodissociated hemoglobin and myoglobin.
The near-infrared charge-transfer transitions at approximately 760 nm in photodissociated hemoglobin and myoglobin display very… 
1987
1987
Quenching of the zinc-protoporphyrin triplet state as a measure of small-molecule diffusion through the structure of myoglobin.
The diffusion of small molecules through the myoglobin structure was studied. It has been shown that the fluorescent Zn… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Low-frequency vibrations in resonance Raman spectra of horse heart myoglobin. Iron-ligand and iron-nitrogen vibrational modes.
The low-frequency regions (150--700 cm-1) of resonance Raman (RR) spectra of various complexes of oxidized and reduced horse… 
1978
1978
Myoglobin, creatine kinase and its isoenzyme MB in serum after acute myocardial infarction.
Serum creatine kinase, creatine kinase MB and myoglobin were determined in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of sperm whale myoglobin specifically enriched with 13C in the methionine methyl groups.
The Cepsilon methyl group of the 2 methionine residues in sperm whale myoglobin was enriched with respect to 13C. This was… 
1975
1975
Optical and magnetic resonance studies of formate binding to horse liver catalase and sperm whale myoglobin.
The binding of formate ion, a substrate for the peroxidatic reaction of catalase, has been investigated by magnetic resonance… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Immunochemistry of sperm-whale myoglobins prepared with various modified porphyrins and metalloporphyrins.
1. The preparation and characterization of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc metalloporphyrins is described… 
1955
1955
Studies on human myoglobin. II. Fetal myoglobin: its identification and its replacement by adult myoglobin during infancy.
Hemoglobin-free met-myoglobin preparations from premature infants and normal newborns contain a fetal type of muscle pigment (Mb…