Relative Orientation of the Hemes of the Cytochrome bc1 Complexes from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Rhodospirillum rubrum, and Beef Heart Mitochondria
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From the ‡Laboratoire de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines CNRS UPR 9036, Institut de Biologie Structurale et Microbiologie, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, F-13402 Marseille Cedex 20, ¶Section de Bioénergétique, Département de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, and iCEA/Cadarache, DSV-DEVMLaboratoire de Bioénergétique Cellulaire, F-13108 Saint Paul lez Durance Cedex, France
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