Substantial evidence gathered recently has revealed the multiple functionalities of
hemocyanin. Contrary to previous claims that this ancient protein is involved solely in …

Hemocyanin transports oxygen in the hemolymph of many molluscs and arthropods and is
therefore a central physiological factor in these animals. Molluscan hemocyanin molecules …

Most molluscs have blue blood because their respiratory molecule is hemocyanin, a type-3
copper-binding protein that turns blue upon oxygen binding. Molluscan hemocyanins are …

Summary Mega-hemocyanin is a 13.5 MDa oxygen transporter found in the hemolymph of
some snails. Similar to typical gastropod hemocyanins, it is composed of 400 kDa building …

Hemocyanin, an oxygen-transport protein, is widely distributed in the hemolymph of marine
arthropods and mollusks, playing an important role in their physiological processes …

Hemocyanins are responsible for transporting O 2 in the arthropod and molluscan
hemolymph. Haliotis diversicolor molluscan hemocyanin isoform 1 (HdH1) is an 8 MDa …

Instead of the red blood of vertebrates, most molluscs have blue hemolymph containing
hemocyanin, a type-3 copper-containing protein. The hemoglobin of vertebrate blood is …

Terrestrial gastropods express metal‐selective metallothioneins (MTs) by which they handle
metal ions such as Zn2+, Cd2+, and Cu+/Cu2+ through separate metabolic pathways. At the …

Molluskan hemocyanins are enormous oxygen-carrier glycoproteins that show remarkable
immunostimulatory properties when inoculated in mammals, such as the generation of high …

This book encapsulates over three decades of the author's work on comparative functional
respiratory morphology. It provides insights into the mechanism (s) by which respiratory …