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Hemoglobin from bovine blood

lyophilized, 2×cryst., ≥90% (SDS-PAGE), powder

Synonym(s):

Bovine hemoglobin, Hb, Methemoglobin

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CAS Number:
9008-02-0
MDL number:
MFCD00131282
UNSPSC Code:
12352202

biological source

bovine blood

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥90% (SDS-PAGE)

form

powder

quality

2×cryst.
lyophilized

mol wt

Mr ~64500

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

salt, none detected
~0.3% Fe

loss

≤8% loss on drying

UniProt accession no.

P01966
P02070
P02081
P06642
P06643

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

cow ... HBA1(281221) , HBB(280813) , HBE2(513240) , HBE4(513108) , HBG(511735) , alpha globin(512439)

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General description

Hemoglobin (Hb) is the protein responsible for storage and transport of oxygen and other gaseous ligands in red blood cells (RBC). Hb is also the pioneer material for synthesis of Hb-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) that can be used as substitutes for RBC.

Application

The solubility of α-elastin has been applied to construction of elastin-mimetic biomaterials.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oxygen transporter. The Fe2+/Fe3+ balance is a physiological indicator of blood oxygenation; deoxygenated hemoglobin accessorizes a feedback loop by reducing nitrite to NO, a vasodilator which enhances blood flow to oxygen-deprived tissues.

Caution

Since native hemoglobin is readily oxidized in air, these preparations may be predominantly methemoglobin.

Other Notes

Review: Oxygen carrier proteins
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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Paul W Buehler et al.
Biomaterials, 31(13), 3723-3735 (2010-02-13)
Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOC) are currently being developed as red blood cell (RBC) substitutes for use in transfusion medicine. Despite significant commercial development, late stage clinical results of polymerized hemoglobin (PolyHb) solutions hamper development. We synthesized two types of PolyHbs
M. Brunori et al.
Topics in Molecular and Structural Biology, 7, 263-263 (1985)
Shigeru Obayashi et al.
Neuropsychologia, 51(3), 418-424 (2012-12-04)
The supplementary motor area (SMA) has been regarded as a third speech area. The SMA is anatomically classified into two regions, pre-SMA and SMA proper, but the functional specialization of speech production between the two regions remains unknown. Although word
Hiroshi Hori et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 116, 53-54 (2012-09-27)
The effect of the quaternary structure change in deoxy-Hb on the electronic states of the ferrous high-spin heme was studied by multi-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (MFEPR). We used a single-pass transmission-type EPR at 70-220 GHz and at 1.5K. We compared
James V Lee et al.
Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 199(3), 227-238 (2013-01-17)
Songbirds communicate by learned vocalizations with concomitant changes in neurophysiological and genomic activities in discrete parts of the brain. Here, we tested a novel implementation of diffusive optical imaging (also known as diffuse optical imaging, DOI) for monitoring brain physiology
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Chromatograms

application for HPLC

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