Redox-coupled proton pumping in cytochrome c oxidase: Further insights from computer simulation
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0005-2728
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.11.008