A mechanistic principle for proton pumping by cytochrome c oxidase

Nature

Volumn 437, Issue 7056, 2005, Pages 286-289

  Faxén, Kristina ^a   Gilderson, Gwen ^a   Ädelroth, Pia ^a   Brzezinski, Peter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; OXIDES; OXYGEN;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROTONS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR MECHANISMS; PROTON PUMPING; WATER-SOLUBLE DONOR;

PROTONS;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXYGEN; LIPOSOME; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PROTON;

BIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYGEN; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PROTONS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 24644471025     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03921     Document Type: Article

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