Proton-transport mechanisms in cytochrome c oxidase revealed by studies of kinetic isotope effects

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1807, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1083-1094

  Johansson, Ann Louise ^a   Chakrabarty, Suman ^b   Berthold, Catrine L ^a   Högbom, Martin ^a   Warshel, Arieh ^b   Brzezinski, Peter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome aa3; Electron transfer; Electrostatics; Energy transduction; Membrane protein; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ION TRANSPORT; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTONS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TEMPERATURE;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 79960566156     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: 18792650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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