Characterisation of a soluble cytochrome c4 isolated from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 308-314

  Cavazza, Christine ^a   Giudici Orticoni, Marie Thérèse ^a   Nitschke, Wolfgang ^a   Appia, Corinne ^a   Bonnefoy, Violaine ^a   Bruschi, Mireille ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Chemolithotroph; Cytochrome c4; Electron transfer system; Thiobacillus ferrooxidants

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029803017     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0308r.x     Document Type: Article

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