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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 269, Issue 12, Pages 2980-2988Publisher
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02979.x
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Paracoccus denitrificans; cytochrome c oxidase; docking site; electron transfer; biphasic kinetics
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Introducing site-directed mutations in surface-exposed residues of subunit II of the heme aa (3) cytochrome c oxidase of Paracoccus denitrificans , we analyze the kinetic parameters of electron transfer from reduced horse heart cytochrome c . Specifically we address the following issues: (a) which residues on oxidase contribute to the docking site for cytochrome c , (b) is an aromatic side chain required for electron entry from cytochrome c , and (c) what is the molecular basis for the previously observed biphasic reaction kinetics. From our data we conclude that tryptophan 121 on subunit II is the sole entry point for electrons on their way to the Cu-A center and that its precise spatial arrangement, but not its aromatic nature, is a prerequisite for efficient electron transfer. With different reaction partners and experimental conditions, biphasicity can always be induced and is critically dependent on the ionic strength during the reaction. For an alternative explanation to account for this phenomenon, we find no evidence for a second cytochrome c binding site on oxidase.
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