Human deoxyhemoglobin
PDB ID: 2HHBHemoglobin is the protein that transports oxygen in the blood. It is an allosteric protein that changes shape when it binds to oxygen. This structure shows the form with no oxygen bound.
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Discussed Structures from Hemoglobin
human oxyhemoglobin
human deoxyhemoglobin
horse deoxyhemoglobin
sickle cell hemoglobin
Reference
PDB ID: 2HHB
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Fermi, G., Perutz, M.F., Shaanan, B., Fourme, R. (1984) The crystal structure of human deoxyhaemoglobin at 1.74 A resolution. J Mol Biol 175: 159-74

