Zhang Haibo, Osyczka Artur, Dutton P Leslie, Moser Christopher C
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Jul;1767(7):883-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.04.004. Epub 2007 May 1.
Complex III Qo site semiquinone has been assigned pivotal roles in productive energy-conversion and destructive superoxide generation. After a 30-year search, a genetic heme bH knockout arrests this transient semiquinone EPR radical, revealing the natural engineering balance pitting energy-conserving, short-circuit minimizing, split electron transfer and catalytic speed against damaging oxygen reduction.
细胞色素bc1复合体Qo位点半醌在有效的能量转换和有害的超氧生成中都发挥着关键作用。经过30年的探索,基因敲除血红素bH可捕获这种短暂的半醌EPR自由基,揭示了自然工程学上的平衡,即节能、短路最小化、电子传递分离、催化速度与有害的氧还原之间的权衡。