Calculated coupling of transmembrane electron and proton transfer in dihemic quinol:fumarate reductase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 4298-4315

  Haas, Alexander H ^a   Lancaster, C Roy D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FUMARATE REDUCTASE; HEME;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WOLINELLA; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

EID: 10044230751     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042945     Document Type: Article

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