title: Molecular aspects of the electron transfer system which participates in the oxidation of ferrous ion by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.
abstract: The enzymes and redox proteins, which participate in the oxidation of ferrous ion by the acidophilic iron-oxiding bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, have been isolated and characterized. They are Fe(II)-cytochrome c oxidoreductase, cytochromes c-552(s), c-552(m) and c-550(m), rusticyanin, and cytochrome c oxidase. On the basis of the interactions of these components, an electron transfer system has been proposed which seems to function in the oxidation of ferrous ion by the bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukumori
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001400:Azurin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004579:Electron Transport; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C083951:cytochrome c553; C012543:rusticyanin; D001400:Azurin; C022302:cytochrome C-552; C031732:cytochrome C-550; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV