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Cytochrome C Oxidase: Past, Present and Future

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Cytochrome Systems

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In the present report the last ten years of scientific research in our laboratory will be reviewed. A particular accent will be given to the data being presently elaborated and to the future lines which can be already forseen. The work with cytochrome c oxidase has experienced the same evolution as the general field of bioenergetics: Studies centered largely on function have developed into more structural research to end up in the beginning of the molecular biology of such a complex enzyme.

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    Michele Müller, Nestor Labonia, Beatrice Schläpfer & Angelo Azzi

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Müller, M., Labonia, N., Schläpfer, B., Azzi, A. (1987). Cytochrome C Oxidase: Past, Present and Future. In: Papa, S., Chance, B., Ernster, L. (eds) Cytochrome Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1941-2_32

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