Leghemoglobin [leghemoglobin]
- Terms
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Leghemoglobin A
A hemoglobin-like oxygen-binding hemeprotein present in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of leguminous plants. The red pigment has a molecular weight approximately 1/4 that of hemoglobin and has been suggested to act as an oxido-reduction catalyst in symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
- Annotation
- from leguminous plants
- DUI
- D007874 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0012289
- Previous indexing
- Plant Proteins (1972-1974); Hemeproteins (1973-1974)
- History note
- 91(75); was see under HEMEPROTEINS 1975-90
- Public note
- 91; was see under HEMEPROTEINS 1975-90
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage
- AE
- adverse effects
- AG
- agonists
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- DE
- drug effects
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity
- UL
- ultrastructure
- UR
- urine
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