[Cytochrome bd: structure and properties].

V B Borisov

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[Cytochrome bd: structure and properties].

V B Borisov

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Literary evidence concerning the arrangement and functioning of the cytochrome bd complex is reviewed with particular emphasis on ligand-binding properties of the enzyme. Some novel data on cytochrome bd interaction with carbon monoxide, cyanide and hydrogen peroxide are presented.

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Cytochrome b Group Cytochromes Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins Escherichia coli Proteins Oxidation-Reduction Oxidoreductases Oxygen Protein Conformation Substrate Specificity Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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V B Borisov. 1996. [Cytochrome bd: structure and properties].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8754266/

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