Myoglobin contains an intracellular heme that facilitates the transport of molecular oxygen by combining with molecular oxygen to form oxymyoglobins. Measurement of myoglobin levels is useful in the diagnosis of skeletal and cardiac muscle damage. Sperm whale myoglobin is expressed in E. coli.

Purity: ≥ 95% by SDS-PAGE.

M.W.: 17180

Ref.: Barry, A., et al. 1987. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 8961-8965

Luo, Y., et al. 1997. Nat. Struct. Biol. 4, 925-930