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Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol
; 40(3): 288-95, 2004.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15283330
RESUMO
The hemoglobins found in unicellular organisms show a greater chemical reactivity, protect cells against oxidative stress and hence have been implicated in a wider variety of potential functions than those traditionally associated with animal and plant hemoglobins. There are well-documented studies showing that bacteria expressing Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb), the first prokaryotic hemoglobin characterized, have better growth and oxygen uptake rates than VHb counterparts.