Abstract
Cytochromes b, c, d, and o were identified by spectroscopic analysis of respiratory membrane fragments from Vitreoscilla sp., strain C1. Carbon monoxide difference spectra of the reduced membranes had absorption maxima at 416, 534, and 571 nm (ascribed to cytochrome o) and 632 nm (cytochrome d). Derivative spectra of the pyridine hemochromogen spectra of the membranes identified the presence of b- and c-type cytochromes in Vitreoscilla. The cyanide binding curve of the membranes was biphasic with dissociation constants of 2.14 mM and 10.7 mM which were assigned to cytochrome o and cytochrome d, respectively. Membranes bound carbon monoxide with dissociation constant 3.9 μM, which was assigned to cytochrome o. Cytochrome c 556 and a NADH-p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet reductase component were partially purified from Vitreoscilla membranes.
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Abbreviations
- INT:
-
p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet
- RMF:
-
respiratory membrane fragments
- K d :
-
dissociation constant
- CHAPS:
-
3-[(3-cholamido propyl) dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate
- DOC:
-
sodium deoxycholate
- PAGE:
-
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate
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Georgiou, C.D., Webster, D.A. Identification of b, c, and d cytochromes in the membrane of Vitreoscilla . Arch. Microbiol. 148, 328–333 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456712
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