Tryptophan or tyrosine? On the nature of the amino acid radical formed following hydrogen peroxide treatment of cytochrome c oxidase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1655, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 372-380

  Svistunenko, Dimitri A ^a   Wilson, Mike T ^a   Cooper, Chris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CcO; Cytochrome c oxidase; Electron nuclear double resonance; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Electron transfer; ENDOR; EPR; EPR spectroscopy; Free radical; Hydrogen peroxide; Magnetic circular dichroism; MCD; PDB; Tryptophan; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MYOCARDIUM; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

BOVINAE; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 1942472143     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.06.006     Document Type: Review

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