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Figure 1.
Figure 1: Position of the CO molecule in states A and B. a, Electron-density map of F[obs](MbCO*) - F[obs](CO bound) shows positive (black, 10 ) and negative (grey, 7 ) electron density at the position of CO* (B) and bound CO (A), respectively. b, Electron density map of 2F[obs ]- F[calc] (1.0 ) of state B generated by photolysis. The iron is located below the haem plane; the CO molecule is shown almost along its axis. c, Electron density map of 2F[obs ]- F[calc] (1.0 ) of state A. The iron is in the haem plane; CO is bound almost perpendicular to the haem plane.