Redox-driven proton pumping by heme-copper oxidases

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1605, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Brzezinski, Peter ^a   Larsson, Gisela ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase; Molecular bioenergetic; Proton pump; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTON PUMP; WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOENERGY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0041765700     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2728(03)00079-3     Document Type: Review

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