Net proton uptake is preceded by multiple proton transfer steps upon electron injection into cytochrome c oxidase

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 8187-8193

  Kirchberg, Kristina ^a,b   Michel, Hartmut ^b   Alexiev, Ulrike ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC ORGANISMS; BULK PHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; MULTIPLE PROTON TRANSFER; OXIDIZED ENZYME; PH INDICATOR; PROTON PUMP; PROTON TRANSFER REACTIONS; PROTON UPTAKE; PROTON-PUMPING; RELEASE KINETICS; RESPIRATORY CHAINS; SINGLE ELECTRON; TIME-RESOLVED ABSORPTION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENZYMES; LIPOSOMES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PORPHYRINS; PUMPS;

PROTONS;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HEME; LIPOSOME;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME KINETICS; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ION TRANSPORT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PROTONS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 84858017457     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.338491     Document Type: Article

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