
Intermediates generated during the reaction of reduced Rhodobacter sphaeroides cytochrome c oxidase with dioxygen
Keywords: CytcO, cytochrome c oxidase; R, the four-electron reduced CytcO; A, reduced CytcO with O2 bound to heme a3; PR, the “peroxy” state formed after transfer of a third electron to the catalytic site; F, the ferryl state formed at the catalytic site after prot