Metalloprotein

Examples of Metalloprotein in the following topics:

• Biomolecules

  • Metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal ion cofactor.
  • In metalloproteins, metal ions are usually coordinated by nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur centers belonging to amino acid residues of the protein.
  • Given the diversity of metalloproteins, virtually all amino acid residues have been shown to bind metal centers.

• Iron-Binding Proteins

  • They are carrier proteins (those used to move ions and molecules across membranes) and more generally metalloproteins (those which contain a metal ion cofactor).

• Manganese

  • In the human brain, the manganese is bound to manganese metalloproteins, most notably glutamine synthetase in astrocytes.

• Oxygen Transport

  • Hemoglobin is the iron-containing, oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates.