Molecular mechanisms for generating transmembrane proton gradients

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1827, Issue 8-9, 2013, Pages 892-913

  Gunner, M R ^a   Amin, Muhamed ^a   Zhu, Xuyu ^a   Lu, Jianxun ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial reaction centers; Bacteriorhodopsin; Cytochrome c oxidase; Mn clusters; Photosystem II

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXYGEN; PROTON; PROTON PUMP; WATER; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; BACTERIAL REACTION CENTERS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MN CLUSTERS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL REACTION CENTERS; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MN CLUSTERS; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTONS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84884313351     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: 18792650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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