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The functional localization of cytochromes b in the respiratory chain of anaerobically grown Proteus mirabilis

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The functional localization of the cytochromes b found in anaerobically grown Proteus mirabilis was investigated. From light absorption spectra, scanned during uninhibited and HQNO-inhibited electron transport to various electron acceptors, it was concluded that all cytochromes b function between two HQNO inhibition sites, or more probably in a Q- or b-cycle.

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HQNO=:

2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxy-quinoline-N-oxide

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    J. E. Van Wielink, W. N. M. Reijnders, R. J. M. Van Spanning, L. F. Oltmann & A. H. Stouthamer

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Van Wielink, J.E., Reijnders, W.N.M., Van Spanning, R.J.M. et al. The functional localization of cytochromes b in the respiratory chain of anaerobically grown Proteus mirabilis . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 52, 105–116 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00429313

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