A structural perspective on mechanism and function of the cytochrome bc1 complex

Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

Volumn 45, Issue , 2008, Pages 253-278

  Hunte, Carola ^a   Solmaz, Sozanne ^a   Palsdóttir, Hildur ^a   Wenz, Tina ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROME; HEME; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTON; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROMES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX III; ELECTRONS; HEME; HYDROQUINONES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44449126704     PISSN: 00801844     EISSN: 18610412     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/400_2007_042     Document Type: Article

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