Recent Advances in Structural Studies of Cytochrome <i>bd</i> and Its Potential Application as a Drug Target

Recent Advances in Structural Studies of Cytochrome <i>bd</i> and Its Potential Application as a Drug Target

Cytochrome <i>bd</i> is a triheme copper-free terminal oxidase in membrane respiratory chains of prokaryotes. This unique molecular machine couples electron transfer from quinol to O<sub>2</sub> with the generation of a proton motive force without proton pumping. Apart from e...

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Main Authors: Thorsten Friedrich, Daniel Wohlwend, Vitaliy B. Borisov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
molecular bioenergetics
inhibition
electron transport chain
membrane protein
terminal oxidase
cytochrome oxidase
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/6/3166

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