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A Biomimetic Approach to Discrimination Between Sequential and Concerted Models for the Oxidation of Ubiquinol at the Qo­ site of the Cyt bc1 Complex

Conference ·
OSTI ID:877038
The cytochrome bc complexes function as quinol:cytochrome c oxidoreductases in the energy conserving membranes of nearly all organisms, where they couple the oxidation of a quinol substrate (QH2) to the pumping of protons across the bioenergetic membrane, resulting in the establishment of a proton motive force, which is used to drive the (C)F0/(C)F1 ATP synthase (Trumpower and Gennis 1994). Among the variety of biological quinols characterized, ubiquinol is the substrate used by most bc-type complexes, and its reactions are of great interest concerning diseases related to oxidative stress and the fundamentals of biological energy transduction.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
877038
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-45294; 2358a; KP1704020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English