Carboxyl group functions in the heme-copper oxidases: Information from mid-IR vibrational spectroscopy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1777, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 912-918

  Rich, Peter R ^a   Maréchal, Amandine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase; Energy coupling; FTIR spectroscopy; Infrared spectroscopy; Proton transfer

Indexed keywords

ANION; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYL GROUP; COPPER; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEME; LIGAND; PROPIONIC ACID; SODIUM ION;

BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; COW; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATTLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SODIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; VIBRATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 46349099533     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.04.035     Document Type: Review

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