Abstract
The binding of oxygen molecules to the iron atom In haemoglobin molecules is not fully understood. Nuclear magnetic resonance of bovine oxyhaemoglobin incorporating oxygen-17 can throw some light on the problem.
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MARIČIĆ, S., LEIGH, J. & SUNKO, D. Oxygen Bonding in Haemoglobin. Nature 214, 462–466 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214462a0
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