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Biological Electron Transfer Chains: Genetics, Composition and Mode of Operation pp 209–223Cite as

Molecular Basis for Energy Transduction: Mechanisms of Cooperativity in Multihaem Cytochromes

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Energy transduction through electron/proton cooperativity is at the heart of the metabolism of every living organism Nonetheless, the search for the structural bases sustaining these phenomena has been hindered by the fact that they are usually associated with complex transmembrane proteins of high molecular weight.

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    R. O. Louro, T. Catarino, C. A. Salgueiro, J. Legall, D. L. Turner & A. V. Xavier

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Louro, R.O., Catarino, T., Salgueiro, C.A., Legall, J., Turner, D.L., Xavier, A.V. (1998). Molecular Basis for Energy Transduction: Mechanisms of Cooperativity in Multihaem Cytochromes. In: Canters, G.W., Vijgenboom, E. (eds) Biological Electron Transfer Chains: Genetics, Composition and Mode of Operation. NATO ASI Series, vol 512. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5133-7_15

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