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With the summary diagram of Fig. 8.16, each position displayed there
may be interpreted as entailing a mix of conformations.
Figure 8.17 shows the commutation condition for hemoglobin
oxidation.
The weights indicated on the connections between two vectors show
the number of ways we can obtain from one to another in “up” and “down”
direction.
Fig. 8.17 Commutation condition for hemoglobin oxidation.
U (
)
D ( )
DU ( ) UD ( )
DU ( ) UD ( )
242 2
- 2
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=
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8.3 Chemical Organization
The chemical organization theory was introduced in the context of algebraic
chemistries. It is a mathematical theory that by using the structures of ...