ナトリウムとカルシウムイオンの結合によって誘発されるシトクロームc酸化酵素の構造的変化:ATR-FTIR研究

Amandine Maréchal1, Masayo Iwaki, Peter R Rich

  • 1Glynn Laboratory of Bioenergetics, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. a.marechal@ucl.ac.uk

まとめ

ナトリウム (Na+) とカルシウム (Ca2+) カチオンは,牛のサイトクロームc酸化酵素に異なった形で結合し,競争的な結合を示す. これらの発見は,イオン結合と,この重要な酵素の潜在的な機能的調節に関する洞察を明らかにします.

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