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The Increase in the Peroxidase Activity of the Cytochrome C with Substitutions in the Universal Binding Site Is Associated with Changes in the Ability to Interact with External Ligands
- Rita V. Chertkova,
- Ilya P. Oleynikov,
- Alexey A. Pakhomov,
- Roman V. Sudakov,
- Marina A. Semenova,
- Alexander M. Arutyunyan,
- Vasily V. Ptushenko,
- Mikhail P. Kirpichnikov,
- Dmitry A. Dolgikh and
- Tatiana V. Vygodina
Cytochrome c (CytC), a one-electron carrier, transfers electrons from complex bc1 to cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) in the electron-transport chain. Electrostatic interaction with the partners, complex bc1 and CcO, is ensured by a lysine cluster near the...