Castillo O, Lehmann H, Jones L T
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1977 Mar 28;491(1):23-8. doi: 10.1016/0005-2795(77)90037-x.
Whereas the myoglobin of the dolphin surprisingly resembles that of the sperm whale more than that of the porpoise, the myoglobin of a killer whale does not show this feature. It differs from the myoglobins of the dolphin in 6, of the porpoise in 8, and of the sperm whale in 14 positions. The residues in which the cetaceans differ are localised in one particular area of the molecule.
虽然海豚的肌红蛋白与抹香鲸的肌红蛋白惊人地相似,而与鼠海豚的肌红蛋白差异较大,但虎鲸的肌红蛋白却不具备这一特征。它与海豚肌红蛋白在6个位置上存在差异,与鼠海豚肌红蛋白在8个位置上存在差异,与抹香鲸肌红蛋白在14个位置上存在差异。鲸类动物存在差异的残基集中在分子的一个特定区域。