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Linkages between chromophore and apoprotein in the biliverdin-protein of the scales of big blue parrotfish, Scarus gibbus Rüppell

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On the basis of the amino acid composition of the chromophore peptides, it can be assumed that Asp, Ser and 1/2 Cys are located near the biliverdin chromophore. Experiments for splitting of the chromophore lead us to expect a thioether bond in the linkages between biliverdin and apoprotein.

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  1. F. Matsuura

    Present address: School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, Sahriku, Iwate, Japan

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  1. Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, 113, Tokyo, (Japan)

    K. Yamaguchi, K. Kubo, K. Hashimoto & F. Matsuura

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The authors are indebted to Dr R. M. Love, Torry Research Station, Aberdeen, Scotland, for kind revision of the manuscript.

The authors express their sincere thanks to the late Prof. Y. Hashimoto, The University of Tokyo, for the supply of specimens.

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Yamaguchi, K., Kubo, K., Hashimoto, K. et al. Linkages between chromophore and apoprotein in the biliverdin-protein of the scales of big blue parrotfish, Scarus gibbus Rüppell. Experientia 33, 583–584 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946509

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