Model of haemaglobin, 1967

Made:
1967 in Cambridge
maker:
N. C. Brown Ltd.

Model showing oxy-haemoglobin, made at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, 1967, the first model to show the position of the individual atoms in haemaglobin showing the structure of the molecule when bound to oxygen. The plastic tubing follows the path of the protein backbone.

Details

Category:
Biochemistry
Object Number:
1988-45
Materials:
steel (metal), hardboard, plywood, copper (alloy), cardboard, aluminium alloy, plastic (unidentified), glass and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 1280 mm x 1543 mm x 1220 mm,
type:
model
credit:
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge

Parts

Model of haemaglobin, 1967

Model of haemaglobin, 1967

Model showing oxy-haemoglobin, made at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, 1967, the first model to show the position of the individual atoms in haemaglobin showing the structure of the molecule when bound to oxygen. The plastic tubing follows the path of the protein backbone.

Measurements:
overall: 1860 mm x 1700 mm x 1270 mm,
Object Number:
1988-45/3
type:
model

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