Haemocyanin. Coloured transmission electron micro- graph (TEM) of molecules of haemocyanin, a respiratory protein and pigment found in molluscs and ar

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Haemocyanin. Coloured transmission electron micro- graph (TEM) of molecules of haemocyanin, a respiratory protein and pigment found in molluscs and arthropods. Like haemoglobin in mammals, haemocyanin is an oxygen carrying molecule. Each molecule is barrel-shaped appearing rounded end-on but oblong with transverse striations when seen from the side. Here, the haemocyanin molecules are from a marine whelk Burnupena cincta. They are a copper- containing protein (non-porphyrin) that occurs in solution in mollusc haemolymph \blood\". It is blue when oxygenated, colourless when de- oxygenated. Magnification: unknown."

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Photo credit: © DR LINDA STANNARD, UCT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: biochemical, biochemistry, burnupena, chemical, chemistry, cincta, compound, compounds, copper-, haemocyan, haemocyanin, haemolymph, molecule, molecules, mollusc, protein, proteins, proteomics, respiratory