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Sperm whale myoglobin

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Henrik Nilsson@hnilsson · May 2, 2026

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The first protein structure ever solved by X-ray crystallography (Kendrew, 1958). Still a benchmark for oxygen-storage dynamics.

Protein Globins Physeter macrocephalus1MBNoxygen-storageclassicmonomer

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