Biophysical and Structural Aspects of Bioenergetics

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Mårten Wikström
Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005 - Medical - 396 pages
Bioenergetics is a term used to describe the events of primary energy transduction in biology. The field has seen tremendous advances in recent years thanks to developments in the biophysical and computational techniques used to solve the three-dimensional structures of the membrane-bound proteins, which often act as catalysts in these reactions. This has enabled researchers to bring, otherwise static, structures to life and decipher the dynamic function of these intriguing systems. Biophysical and Structural Aspects of Bioenergetics brings together contributions from internationally respected experts, all of whom helped shape and develop the field of bioenergetics. It provides a representative snapshot of the very latest key developments in this multidisciplinary subject, with an emphasis on molecular structure, and how this changes during the bioenergetic function. Offering a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, and complete with extensive citations in each chapter, this book is the ideal reference for both biochemists and biophysicists studying this fascinating topic.
 

Contents

Chapter
1
Hysteretic Properties of Cytochrome Oxidase
13
Proton Entry Exit and Pathways
26
5
34
Gating of the Pump
49
1
55
Acknowledgements
69
Reduced CcO with
82
Structure of Photosystem II from
201
Chapter 6
212
Acknowledgements
222
A Structural View of Proton Transport
227
The Dynamics of Proton Transfer Across
249
Group
267
Intraprotein Proton TransferConcepts
273
Infrared Protein Spectroscopy as a Tool
314

Molecular Mechanisms for Proton Pumping
88
Quantum and Proton Chemical Pumping Models in Cytochrome of O2 Bond Oxidase
99
Mechanism for Proton
110
Proton Gating or Guiding
117
Chapter 7
156
References
180
Current Knowledge About the Mechanism
185
Outlook
331
Concluding Remarks
353
1
359
Hydride Transfer and Proton Translocation
376
Considerations Relevant to the Mechanism
383
Future Directions
390
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