The quatenary structure of Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase studied by electron microscopy.
Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase (EC 1.9.3.2) was studied by negative staining in the electron microscope. The best resolution was obtained with uranyl oxalate (pH 6.0) as negative stain. Electron micrographs confirm the idea of the dimeric structure of the enzyme. A rough model of cytochrome oxidase was constructed based on different projections of the molecule seen in the electron micrographs. In this model the subunits are identical and sterically equivalent.
D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013386:Succinates; D014501:Uranium
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D013386:Succinates; D014501:Uranium; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV