Difference between revisions of "Complex III"
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|abbr=C<sub>III | |abbr=C<sub>III</sub> Β | ||
|description='''Complex III''' or '''coenzyme Q : cytochrome c - oxidoreductase''', sometimes also called the cytochrome '''''bc''<sub>1</sub> complex'''Β is a complex of the [[ETS]]. It catalyzes the '''reduction of cytochrome ''c''''' by '''oxidation of [[coenzyme Q]]''' (CoQ) and the concomitant pumping of 4 protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space. | |description='''Complex III''' or '''coenzyme Q : cytochrome c - oxidoreductase''', sometimes also called the cytochrome '''''bc''<sub>1</sub> complex'''Β is a complex of the [[ETS]]. It catalyzes the '''reduction of cytochrome ''c''''' by '''oxidation of [[coenzyme Q]]''' (CoQ) and the concomitant pumping of 4 protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space. | ||
|type=Enzyme | |type=Enzyme |
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Description
Complex III or coenzyme Q : cytochrome c - oxidoreductase, sometimes also called the cytochrome bc1 complex is a complex of the ETS. It catalyzes the reduction of cytochrome c by oxidation of coenzyme Q (CoQ) and the concomitant pumping of 4 protons from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space.
Abbreviation: CIII
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