Myoglobin
1961, 20 3/8" x 18 7/8"
Geis highlights the hundreds of chemical bonds in the lattice of myoglobin.
Used with permission from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (www.hhmi.org). All rights reserved.
Painting Citation
Kendrew, J. (1961). The Three-Dimensional Structure of a Protein Molecule. Sci. Am. 205, 96-110.
Related PDB Entry: 1MBN
Experimental Structure Citation
Kendrew, J., Bodo, G., Dintzis, H., Parrish, R., Wyckoff, H., & Phillips, D. (1958). A Three-Dimensional Model of the Myoglobin Molecule Obtained by X-Ray Analysis. Nature, 181, 662-666. DOI:10.2210/pdb1mb/pdb
About Myoglobin
Molecule of the Month: Myoglobin
Myoglobin stores oxygen in cells, and is particularly plentiful in muscle cells. This historic structure (sperm whale myoglobin) was the first structure of a protein, solved in the laboratory of John Kendrew.
Text References
Goodsell, D. (2000). Molecule of the Month: Myoglobin. DOI: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2000_1
