Hyperfine structure resolved by 2 to 4 GHz EPR of cytochrome c oxidase

J Biol Chem. 1979 Aug 25;254(16):7482-4.

Abstract

Using low frequency 2 to 4 GHz EPR at 10 K, we have resolved previously unseen hyperfine structure associated with the EPR-detectable copper signal of cytochrome c oxidase. The observed hyperfine structure appears consistent with hyperfine coupling to copper; although to account for all of the observed structure, an additional magnetic interaction is required as well. This work points out the utility of the 2 to 4 GHz EPR technique for resolving electronic hyperfine structural information from copper and possibly other paramagnetic sites in biomolecules when random variation in electronic g values is a cause of EPR line-broadening.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Copper / analysis
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Electron Transport Complex IV*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Copper
  • Electron Transport Complex IV