title: Cytochrome c' of Paracoccus denitrificans.
abstract: Cytochrome c' was identified in periplasmic extracts of the Paracoccus denitrificans strains LMD 22.21 and LMD 52.44. The cytochrome c' was purified from the latter using the device of sequential molecular exclusion chromatography in the dimeric and monomeric states. Although showing the overall spectroscopic features of the cytochrome c' family, the Paracoccus cytochrome c' is unusual in having a red-shifted oxidised Soret band at 407 nm. Also unusual is the midpoint potential of 202 mV, well above the known cytochrome c' range. The amino-acid composition of Pa. denitrificans cytochrome c' showed the high alanine and low proline content characteristic of the group and reflecting the predominantly alpha-helical character of the protein. Comparison of the amino-acid compositions suggests some similarity to the cytochromes c' of Chromatium vinosum and halotolerant Paracoccus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Goodhew
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002844:Chromatium / Q000201:enzymology; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010231:Paracoccus denitrificans / Q000201:enzymology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D016354:Rhodobacter capsulatus / Q000201:enzymology; D012247:Rhodospirillum rubrum / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003574:Cytochrome c Group