A R Crofts

Summary

Affiliation: University of Illinois
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Structure and function of the cytochrome bc1 complex of mitochondria and photosynthetic bacteria
    A R Crofts
    Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 61801, USA
    Curr Opin Struct Biol 8:501-9. 1998
  2. ncbi Pathways for proton release during ubihydroquinone oxidation by the bc(1) complex
    A R Crofts
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96:10021-6. 1999
  3. ncbi Proton-coupled electron transfer at the Q(o) site: what type of mechanism can account for the high activation barrier?
    A R Crofts
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1459:456-66. 2000
  4. ncbi The electric field generated by photosynthetic reaction center induces rapid reversed electron transfer in the bc1 complex
    V P Shinkarev
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 156 Davenport Hall, 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 6l80l, USA
    Biochemistry 40:12584-90. 2001
  5. ncbi CD-monitored redox titration of the Rieske Fe-S protein of Rhodobacter sphaeroides: pH dependence of the midpoint potential in isolated bc1 complex and in membranes
    N B Ugulava
    Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana 61801, USA
    FEBS Lett 440:409-13. 1998

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Structure and function of the cytochrome bc1 complex of mitochondria and photosynthetic bacteria
    A R Crofts
    Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 61801, USA
    Curr Opin Struct Biol 8:501-9. 1998
    ..Evidence from studies of mutant strains, in which the function of the sites or the binding of inhibitors is perturbed, has provided clues about the mechanism...
  2. ncbi Pathways for proton release during ubihydroquinone oxidation by the bc(1) complex
    A R Crofts
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96:10021-6. 1999
    ..H(+) transfer from semiquinone to the carboxylate side chain and rotation to the position found in the myxothiazol structure provide a pathway for release of the second proton...
  3. ncbi Proton-coupled electron transfer at the Q(o) site: what type of mechanism can account for the high activation barrier?
    A R Crofts
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1459:456-66. 2000
    ....
  4. ncbi The electric field generated by photosynthetic reaction center induces rapid reversed electron transfer in the bc1 complex
    V P Shinkarev
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 156 Davenport Hall, 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 6l80l, USA
    Biochemistry 40:12584-90. 2001
    ..The small value of this equilibrium constant modifies our understanding of the thermodynamics of the Q-cycle, especially in the context of a dimeric structure of bc(1) complex...
  5. ncbi CD-monitored redox titration of the Rieske Fe-S protein of Rhodobacter sphaeroides: pH dependence of the midpoint potential in isolated bc1 complex and in membranes
    N B Ugulava
    Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana 61801, USA
    FEBS Lett 440:409-13. 1998
    ..sphaeroides. The results are discussed in the context of the mechanism of quinol oxidation by the bc1 complex, and the role of the iron sulfur protein in formation of a reaction complex at the Qo-site...