Cyanohemoglobin Singlet oxygen

Kraljic, I.; Pin, S.; El Mohsni, S.; Alpert, B.
Oxygen Radicals Chem. Biol., W. Bors, M. Saran and D. Tait (eds.), de Gruyter, Berlin, Fed. Rep. Germany, Pub. 1984, p.531-4

Reaction: Cyanohemoglobin + ¹O₂^* ® products and/or physical quenching
Solvent: H₂O

k = 1.2 × 10⁹(L mol^-1 s^-1), pH = 7.0

Experimental method: Photolysis
Analytical method: oxygen consumption
Data type: Relative value measured by steady state method

Photosensitizer = Methylene Blue; Quencher = Azide ion, k_q = 5 × 10⁸ L mol^-1 s^-1; k = 1.1 × 10⁹ L mol^-1 s^-1 for subunit a and 2.0 × 10⁹ L mol^-1 s^-1 for subunit b. Use Azide ion as quencher.