Protein structure: Proton-pumping oxidases
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Protein structure: Proton-pumping oxidases
The crystal structures of two cytochrome c oxidases, one bacterial and one mammalian, offer insights into their roles in oxygen chemistry and as proton pumps.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00416-5