[Kinetics of conformational changes of methemoglobin complexed with liposomes].

Abstract

Kinetics of methemoglobin structural changes in the complex with liposomes composed of phosphatidylcholine and its mixtures with cardiolipin has been studied. The amplitudes and rate constants of the two observed kinetic phases are determined. The fast kinetic phase is attributed to the formation of the unstable intermediate protein form, while the slow one is assumed to reflect dissociation of the heme--globin complex.