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JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 99, 期 1, 页码 130-141出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2004.09.017
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hemoglobin; function; deep-sea; cold-seep; hydrothermal vent; adaptation
The past 20 years have witnessed the publication of numerous studies on hemoglobins (Hbs) from deep-sea animals. Most of the animals studied were collected at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, both being environments where the physical-chemical conditions may be severely challenging for metazoans. These environments may be characterized by deep, chronic hypoxia and high concentrations of toxic compounds such as sulfide and heavy metals. Many species from these environments express Hbs, even though they belong to taxa that otherwise were characterised by the absence of respiratory pigments. Hbs from vent and seep invertebrates commonly exhibit high affinities for oxygen when compared to related species from normoxic, shallow-water environments, and marked pH-dependence. These high affinities permit uptake of oxygen from hypoxic waters and the strong Bohr effects favor its release in the metabolizing acidic organs. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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