| Literature DB >> 10557282 |
M Fabian1, W W Wong, R B Gennis, G Palmer.
Abstract
The "peroxy" intermediate (P form) of bovine cytochrome c oxidase was prepared by reaction of the two-electron reduced mixed-valence CO complex with (18)O(2) after photolytic removal of CO. The water present in the reaction mixture was recovered and analyzed for (18)O enrichment by mass spectrometry. It was found that approximately one oxygen atom ((18)O) per one equivalent of the P form was present in the bulk water. The data show that the oxygen-oxygen dioxygen bond is already broken in the P intermediate and that one oxygen atom can be readily released or exchanged with the oxygen of the solvent water.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10557282 PMCID: PMC23909 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.23.13114
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205