... the projection of the tilt of the z axis on the x¢,y¢ plane (defined direction of tilt of z and the x¢ axis), and j % a + c defines the location of the rhombic (x, y) axes. The orientation of the ... at position E7 as the source of the H-bond to ligand on the basis of apartial sequence, which had indicated a Tyr on the distalE-helix. The similarity in the 1HNMRspectraofthethree globin ... consistent with the % 10° tilt of the Fe-CN vector from the heme normal to avoid van der waalsoverlap with the Tyr32(B10) Og. The location of the rhombic axes, j % 50 ± 10°,isinagreementwiththeexpectations...