Moore Anthony L, Albury Mary S, Crichton Paul G, Affourtit Charles
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK BN1 9QG.
Trends Plant Sci. 2002 Nov;7(11):478-81. doi: 10.1016/s1360-1385(02)02366-x.
The alternative oxidase is a respiratory chain protein found in all higher plants, fungi, non-fermentative yeasts and trypanosomes. Its primary structure suggests that it is a new member of the di-iron carboxylate protein family. Recent sequence analysis indicates an evolutionary relationship between primitive members of this protein family and the alternative oxidase, suggesting that its early function was to scavenge di-oxygen. However, modelling of plant growth kinetics suggests a different function.
交替氧化酶是一种存在于所有高等植物、真菌、非发酵酵母和锥虫中的呼吸链蛋白。其一级结构表明它是二价铁羧酸盐蛋白家族的新成员。最近的序列分析表明该蛋白家族的原始成员与交替氧化酶之间存在进化关系，这表明其早期功能是清除双原子氧。然而，植物生长动力学模型表明其功能有所不同。
