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Bd Oxidase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans

spinqualitylabelsall models Bd Oxidase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans 5DOQ Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Introduction TextToBeDisplayed Active Site The active site for Bd Oxidase in Geobacillus thermodenitrificans is located in subunit Cyd A. The site consists of three iron hemes: Heme B558, Heme B595, and Heme D that are held together in a rigid triangular arrangement due to van der wals interactions. The length between each heme's central iron is relatively constant which serves to shuttle protons and electrons from one heme to another efficiently. It is suggested that Heme B558 acts as an electron acceptor to the extracellular side and Heme B559 acts as a proton acceptor on the intracellular side. It is then proposed that both heme B558 and B595 shuttle their respective ions directly to Heme D based on this being the shortest pathway (reference). Heme D is then suggested to be the oxygen binding site due to proximity and orientation to the exterior surface of the protein. Relevance Figure 1. The coolest image of this protein!!! Structural highlights This is a sample scene created with SAT to color by Group, and another to make a transparent representation of the protein. You can make your own scenes on SAT starting from scratch or loading and editing one of these sample scenes. Scene created by Carson: Residues 30-65 .

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