Erythrocruorin

Erythrocruorin

Erythrocruorin is a large oxygen-carrying protein, whose molecular mass is greater than 3.5 million Daltons [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/7107] . It is related to the similar Chlorocruorin. It is found in many annelids.

References

* [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/13/7107 "Structural hierarchy in erythrocruorin, the giant respiratory assemblage of annelids"] , PNAS June 20, 2000. Accessed July 17, 2007.


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