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The Magnetic Properties and Structure of Hemoglobin, Oxyhemoglobin and Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin

Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPublished 1 April 1936Open access
Linus Pauling, Charles D. Coryell
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TL;DR

Continuing investigations of the magnetic properties and structure of hemoglobin and related substances, it is found oxyhemoglobin and carbonmonoxyhemoglobin to contain no unpaired electrons, and ferrohemoglobin (hemoglobin itself) to contain four unpaired electron per heme.

Abstract

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Keywords

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology