Mitochondrocuprein, hepatic

Many of these copper proteins are enzymes, and the copper is a part of their active group (Nos. 1, 10-14 in Table 4), while others have no known enzyme activity (Nos. 2-9). As far as is known, none of these proteins functions as a respiratory carrier, as hemocyanin does in mollusks. It has been suggested, but not proven, that the human liver copper protein of Morell et al. (M32) and the hepatic mitochondrocuprein of Porter et al. (P13, P15) may function as copper storage proteins, similar perhaps to ferritin in the case of iron. 

Hepatic mitochondrocuprein Human and bovine neonatal liver (not determined) (not known) 2.4 — Not found Cu ston (P13, PIS)... 

P13. Porter, H., Johnston, J., and Porter, E. M., Neonatal hepatic mitochondrocuprein. 

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