Cytochrome c oxidase: Exciting progress and remaining mysteries

Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-531

  Brzezinski, Peter ^a   Gennis, Robert B ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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

Author keywords

Copper; Cytochrome; Energy coupling; Heme; Oxidase; Proton; Pump; Redox

Indexed keywords

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

ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; REVIEW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; COPPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEME; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTON PUMPS; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 57049180108     PISSN: 0145479X     EISSN: 15736881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10863-008-9181-7     Document Type: Review

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