Search for dissertations about: "cytochrome c oxidase"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 63 swedish dissertations containing the words cytochrome c oxidase.
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21. Synthesis of hemes found in heme-copper oxidases of Bacillus subtilis
Abstract : The last step of aerobic respiration, the reduction of dioxygen to water, is catalysed by terminal oxidases. These oxidases can be divided into two unrelated families, the heme-copper oxidases and the cytochrome bd-type oxidases. These enzymes contain two or more heme molecules as prosthetic groups. READ MORE
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22. Proton transfer across and along biological membranes
Abstract : Proton-transfer reactions belong to the most prevalent reactions in the biosphere and make life on Earth possible, as they are central to energy conversion. In most known organisms, protons are translocated from one side of a membrane to the other, which generates an electrochemical gradient that drives ATP synthesis. READ MORE
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23. Role of respiratory supercomplexes : Electronic connection between complexes III and IV
Abstract : In the final step of cellular respiration, electrons are transferred through the respiratory chain to reduce molecular oxygen to water. The energy released in this chain is used to maintain a proton electrochemical gradient across the cell membrane, which is used, for example, by the ATP synthase to produce ATP. READ MORE
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24. Molecular machinery of a membrane-bound proton pump : Studies of charge transfer reactions in cytochrome c oxidase
Abstract : In cellular respiration, electron transfer from the breakdown of foodstuff is coupled to the formation of an electrochemical proton gradient. This is accomplished through proton translocation by respiratory complexes, and the proton gradient is subsequently used e.g. to drive ATP production. READ MORE
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25. Control Mechanisms of Electron and Proton Transfer in Cytochrome c Oxidase
Abstract : Cytochrome c oxidase is a remarkable molecular machine that is bound in the inner mitochondrial membrane or in the cell membrane of bacteria. Using the free energy that is released when electrons from foodstuff are transferred to molecular oxygen, protons are translocated from the inner to the outer side of the membrane. READ MORE