Rapid structural changes in human hemoglobin studied by laser photolysis - Alpert, B.; Banerjee, R.; Lindqvist, L. (Elsevier)
The removal of carbon monoxide and oxygen from liganded hemoglobin by a short laser pulse yields a transient species which is converted into the stable deoxy form within about 100 nsec. It is postulated that the observed spectral change corresponds to modifications of tertiary structure associated with changes in electronic spin-phonon coupling upon ligand removal.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-291X(72)80228-6
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