Enzymology of Respiration and Photosynthesis Processes
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2632
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biochemistry; molecular mechanisms of enzyme action; molecular bioenergetics; membrane proteins; respiratory chains; terminal oxidases; cytochromes
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Interests: biophysics; biochemistry; molecular bioenergetics; mechanisms of enzyme action; membrane proteins; terminal oxidases; cytochrome oxidase; cytochromes; retinal proteins; photosystem 2; proton pump; electrogenic mechanisms of membrane potential generation; reactive oxygen species; fast kinetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy transduction is a key metabolic process in biological systems. Organisms that harvest free energy from light are of major interest for biotechnology. They may serve as prototypes for gadgets that can harvest electric free energy directly from solar illumination. For instance, the pigment–protein complex of Photosystem II is a key component of the most successful solar energy converting machinery on Earth. The study of the proton pump mechanisms of heme–copper oxidases and retinal proteins at the molecular level can clarify the features of the device and the design of artificial membranes and nanosystems that can efficiently convert different forms of energy. The investigation of respiratory chain enzymes is extremely important and promising from a biomedical point of view. In particular, a comparative study of the heme–copper oxidases and the bd-type oxidases may contribute to the development of new generation antibiotics.
We will appreciate new insights into the molecular mechanisms and structure of respiratory chain and light-transducing enzymes and proteins, their physiological roles, assembly pathways, biotechnological applications, and utility as drug targets. Original research articles and up-to-date reviews on these and related topics are welcome in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Vitaliy Borisov
Prof. Dr. Sergey Siletsky
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- enzyme
- function
- physiological role
- inhibition
- terminal oxidase
- cytochrome
- respiratory chain
- photosystem
- retinal
- proton pump
