Dynamics of Electron Transfer Pathways in Cytochrome c Oxidase

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1813-1819

  Tan, Ming Liang ^a,b   Balabin, Ilya ^a,c   Onuchic, José Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; VIBRATION;

EID: 1542375180     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74248-4     Document Type: Article

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