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Association-dissociation of Helix pomatia alpha-hemocyanin [PDF]
α-Hemocyanin from the snail Helix pomatia is a large, highly organized multi-subunit protein, which possesses the ability to bind oxygen reversibly. In the electron microscope the protein is seen as a hollow cylinder.
Siezen, Roelant Jan
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Antioxidant activity of fractions isolated from hemolymph of garden snail Helix lucorum [PDF]
Context: The snail hemolymph is a multi-component mixture comprising various substances with pharmacological activity. Aims: To evaluate the antioxidant activity of hemocyanin and fractions isolated of hemolymph from garden snail Helix lucorum ...
Albena Alexandrova +6 more
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Jumping on the Edge—First Evidence for a 2 × 6-meric Hemocyanin in Springtails
Hemocyanins are respiratory dioxygen carrier proteins found in many arthropods including ancient terrestrial species such as spiders and scorpions as well as marine horseshoe crabs.
Juliane Schmidt +2 more
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Hemocyanins present in the hemolymph of invertebrates are multifunctional proteins that are responsible for oxygen transport and play crucial roles in the immune system.
Chun Yuan +6 more
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Hemocyanin-1 expression 10-days post injection in blue color morph D. citri adults.
qPCR quantification of hemocyanin-1 (relative to α-tublin) in D. citri adults revealed significant reduction of hemocyanin-1 expression in dsRNA microinjected insects compared to control dsRNA injected insects.
Lily Bennett (6707915) +7 more
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Protein Diversity and Immune Specificity of Hemocyanin From Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Hemocyanin is an important non-specific innate immune defense molecule with phenoloxidase, antiviral, antibacterial, hemolytic, and antitumor activities.
Xianliang Zhao +9 more
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The phenomenon of hyperpigmentation (melanosis) in shellfish has long been attributed to phenoloxidase enzymes. Over the last number of years, the oxygen carrier hemocyanin, has demonstrated several immune- and physiological functionalities, most notably,
Coates, Christopher J. +2 more
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Preliminary Analysis of Hemocyanins in Hemolymph Plasma of Baikal Endemic Amphipods [PDF]
Two-dimensional electrophoresis of plasma hemolymph proteins of several endemic Baikal amphipod species showed that, as expected, hemocyanin is the main major protein in plasma of these species.
D.S. Bedulina +5 more
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Introduction: Asthma and allergy occur frequently among seafood processing workers, with the highest prevalence seen in the crustacean processing industry.
Marte R. Thomassen +14 more
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Inhibitors of phenoloxidase are used routinely to characterise the structural and functional properties of phenoloxidases. Hemocyanin-derived phenoloxidase activity is also sensitive to standard phenoloxidase inhibitors.
Clark, William McCaskill +8 more
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