STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF GLOBULIN PROTEIN

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What Is Globulin?

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Types

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Hemoglobin

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It usually consists of eight a-helices. The two helices at the end of the chain are anti-parallel, forming a helix-turn-helix motif,

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Immunoglobulins

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Immunoglobulin classes

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IgM

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Hypothetical scheme for evolution of Immunoglobulins

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