Coupled proton and electron transfer reactions in cytochrome oxidase

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 9, Issue , 2004, Pages 581-591

  Gennis, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Channels; Cytochrome; Oxidase; Proton Motive Force; Protons; Reiew; Voltage

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXYGEN; PROTON; WATER; PROTON PUMP;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FORCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; REVIEW; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ELECTRONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTON PUMPS; PROTONS;

EID: 2542464946     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/1237     Document Type: Review

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