The reduction state of the Q-pool regulates the electron flux through the branched respiratory network of Paracoccus denitrificans

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 767-774

  Otten, Marijke F ^a   Reijnders, Willem N M ^a   Bedaux, Jacques J M ^b   Westerhoff, Hans V ^a,b   Krab, Klaas ^a   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^a  

^a BioCentrum Amsterdam Vrije U   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Membrane potential; Paracoccus denitrificans; Quinone pool; Redox regulation; Terminal oxidases

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCIN A1; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; QUINONES;

EID: 0033134924     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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