Presence of Myoglobin in "Cartilage" of the Marine Snail Busycon
- 7 August 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 130 (3371) , 334
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3371.334
Abstract
The odontophore of the snail Busycon has been found to contain myoglobin. The red pigment is readily extracted with water, and spectrophotometric analysis shows the characteristic peaks of myoglobin at 575 and 539 mµ. Although the odontophore is considered to be cartilaginous, it contains, not a chondroitin sulfate, but a polyhexose sulfate. This unusual chemical composition may be responsible for the absorption of myoglobin by the odontophore.Keywords
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