On the basis of its generally accessible I/II redox couple and bioavailability, copper plays a
wide variety of roles in nature that mostly involve electron transfer (ET), O 2 binding …

Enzyme reactions that involve strong coupling between proton and electron transfer are of
fundamental importance in biology. This is particularly evident in the reactions of primary …

Cellular respiration has a long research history at the interface between biology, chemistry,
and physics. Research in this field spans the entire range from fundamental mechanistic and …

This review article is divided into three sections. In Section 1, a short biographical note on
Freiherr von Grotthuss is followed by a detailed summary of the main findings and ideas …

Proton channels exist in a wide variety of membrane proteins where they transport protons
rapidly and efficiently. Usually the proton pathway is formed mainly by water molecules …

The chapter provides a review of the state of art of the oxidative phosphorylation system in
mammalian mitochondria. The sections of the paper deal with:(i) the respiratory chain as a …

The structure of cytochrome c oxidase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been solved at
2.3/2.8 Å (anisotropic resolution). This high-resolution structure revealed atomic details of a …

Cytochrome c oxidase (C c O) is part of the respiratory chain and contributes to the
electrochemical membrane gradient in mitochondria as well as in many bacteria, as it uses …

A series of metalloprotein complexes embedded in a mitochondrial or bacterial membrane
utilize electron transfer reactions to pump protons across the membrane and create an …

In aerobic organisms, cellular respiration involves electron transfer to oxygen through a
series of membrane-bound protein complexes. The process maintains a transmembrane …