title: Kinetic studies on the binding of cyanide to oxygenated cytochrome c oxidase.
abstract: The reaction of cyanide with oxygenated cytochrome c oxidase was followed by means of flow-flash techniques. The oxygenated form, produced after photolysis of the partially reduced CO complex in the presence of cyanide and O2, shows cyanide-binding properties distinct from those of both the oxidized and the reduced forms of the protein. The binding is a single process (k = 22M-1-S-1) linearly dependent on cyanide concentration to as high as 75 mM. It is suggested that the oxygenated form is a conformational variant of the oxidized protein.
mesh_terms: D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen; D010782:Photolysis; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D010100:Oxygen