Electron self-exchange in Pseudomonas cytochromes |
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| Authors: | R Timkovich M L Cai D W Dixon |
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| Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487. |
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| Abstract: | Electron self-exchange has been measured by an NMR technique for cytochromes c551 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas stutzeri. The rate for P. aeruginosa cyt c551 is 1.2 x 10(7) M-1 s-1 at 40 degrees C in 50 mM phosphate at pH 7. For P. stutzeri, under the same conditions, the rate is 4 x 10(7) M-1 s-1. For both cytochromes, the rate was independent of ionic strength up to 0.5 M in added NaC1, the enthalpy of activation was 20 +/- 4 kcal mol-1, and the entropy of activation was 38 +/- 10 cal mol-1 deg-1. |
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