Cytochrome c oxidase is responsible for over 90% of the dioxygen consumption in the living cell and contributes to the build-up of a proton electrochemical gradient derived by the vectorial transfer of electrons between cytochrome c and molecular oxygen. The metal ions found in cytochrome oxidases play a crucial role in these processes and have been extensively studied. In this review we present and discuss some of the relevant spectroscopic and kinetic properties of the prosthetic groups of cytochrome c oxidase.
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A MOLECULAR MACHINE - CYTOCHROME-C-OXIDASE / Malatesta, Francesco; Antonini, G; Sarti, Paolo; Brunori, Maurizio. - In: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0301-4622. - 54:(1995), pp. 1-33. [10.1016/0301-4622(94)00117-3]
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A MOLECULAR MACHINE - CYTOCHROME-C-OXIDASE
MALATESTA, FRANCESCO;SARTI, Paolo;BRUNORI, Maurizio
1995
Abstract
Cytochrome c oxidase is responsible for over 90% of the dioxygen consumption in the living cell and contributes to the build-up of a proton electrochemical gradient derived by the vectorial transfer of electrons between cytochrome c and molecular oxygen. The metal ions found in cytochrome oxidases play a crucial role in these processes and have been extensively studied. In this review we present and discuss some of the relevant spectroscopic and kinetic properties of the prosthetic groups of cytochrome c oxidase.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
