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Reaction of Globin with Hæmin in Interfacial Films

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RECENTLY, we reported1 that II, the maximum pressure of bovine globin in the p-xylene/water interface, was approximately twice as high as that of bovine oxyhæmoglobin, and that addition of hæmin lowered the high interfacial pressure of globin. This surprising phenomenon was investigated more thoroughly, as described below.

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    F. HAUROWITZ, M. DICKS & D. G. THERRIAULT

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HAUROWITZ, F., DICKS, M. & THERRIAULT, D. Reaction of Globin with Hæmin in Interfacial Films. Nature 180, 437–438 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180437a0

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