Mechanism and energetics of proton translocation by the respiratory heme-copper oxidases

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1767, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1200-1214

  Wikström, Mårten ^a   Verkhovsky, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cell respiration; Electron transfer; Proton pump; Proton transfer

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; HEME; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34848850437     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.06.008     Document Type: Review

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