A NONTRADITIONAL ROLE FOR WATER IN THE CYTOCHROME-C-OXIDASE REACTION

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作者
KORNBLATT, JA [1 ]
HOA, GHB [1 ]
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[1] INST BIOL PHYS CHIM,INSERM,UNITE 310,F-75005 PARIS,FRANCE
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10.1021/bi00492a010
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The passage of electrons through cytochrome c oxidase is directly related to the activity of water. Reducing the activity in a system containing reductant, oxygen, and cytochrome oxidase blocks electron transfer between reduced cytochrome a and oxidized cytochrome a3. The extent of the block is directly related to the osmotic pressure of the system, implying that the protein shell of the oxidase acts as a semipermeable membrane that excludes osmotic perturbants but not water. It appears that approximately 10 water molecules must enter and leave the oxidase in order for internal electron transfer to occur. © 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:9370 / 9376
页数:7
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