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The proportion of Met80-sulfoxide dictates peroxidase activity of human cytochrome c.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) - 10 Jul 2018
Parakra Rinky D, Kleffmann Torsten, Jameson Guy N L, Ledgerwood Elizabeth C
Abstract excerpt
The peroxidase activity of cytochrome c is proposed to contribute to apoptosis by peroxidation of cardiolipin in the mitochondrial inner membrane. However, cytochrome c heme is hexa-coordinate with a methionine (Met80) on the distal side, stopping it from acting as an efficient peroxidase. The first naturally occurring variant of cytochrome c discovered, G41S, has higher peroxidase activity than wild-type. To...
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