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  • Title: Influence of physical conditions on the oxidation of hemoglobin during freeze-drying.
    Author: Labrude P, Chaillot B, Vigneron C.
    Journal: Cryobiology; 1984 Feb; 21(1):33-8. PubMed ID: 6713937.
    Abstract:
    The potential influence of some physical conditions--dialysis, crystallization, concentration, pH, and temperature--on the amount of methemoglobin obtained after freeze-drying of hemoglobin has been studied. Among these parameters, pH and crystallization influence the oxidation. In acid medium (pH 5), the oxygen saturation is better than that obtained for pH 8. Crystalline hemoglobin leads to a methemoglobin rate significantly lower (29% versus 49%) than untreated hemoglobin. Methemoglobin is continuously formed during desiccation even at the lowest temperature. Although it has been possible to lessen the denaturation of hemoglobin by the choice of a definite preliminary treatment of the samples, we were not able to reduce methemoglobin to low and physiological values. However, the results obtained with crystalline hemoglobin make it possible to propose mechanisms for the oxidation of the hemoprotein.
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