title: Characterization of the cytochromes C from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G201.
abstract: A monoheme cytochrome c553 and a hexadecaheme high molecular weight cytochrome (Hmc) have been isolated and characterized from the sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G201, in addition to the tetraheme cytochrome c3 (Mr 13000) that has been previously described. Both cytochromes are homologous with respect to several biochemical properties to the corresponding cytochromes found in other Desulfovibrio species. However, they are acidic proteins while the corresponding molecules, isolated from other Desulfovibrio species, are relatively more basic. The D. desulfuricans cytochrome content appears identical to that of D. vulgaris Hildenborough. Isolation of these cytochromes from a Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain is of great interest in order to get more insight on the physiological function of these molecules.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Bioénergétique et Ingéniérie des Protéines, IFRC1-CNRS, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruschi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dolla
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000032:analysis*; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003574:Cytochrome c Group; C083951:cytochrome c553; C017165:cytochrome c(3)