Abstract
Part of the antigenic activity of sperm whale myoglobin is known to reside in the C-terminal region. A more detailed investigation shows that the C-terminal antigenic site of the molecule corresponds to the C-terminal hexapeptide which includes the corner between a helical segment and a non-helical segment of myoglobin.
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CRUMPTON, M. An Antigenic Site of Sperm Whale Myoglobin. Nature 215, 17–20 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215017a0
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