Cytochromes c Evolutionary, Structural and Physicochemical Aspects [Paperback]

Cytochromes c are haemoproteins which carry out electron transfer in a wide variety of biological systems, necessitating different kinds of cytochrome c to fulfill different biological roles. The evolutionary relationship between cytochromes c and their host organisms are described, as well as their structural, spectroscopic and redox properties, including both electron-transfer rates and redox potentials. The treatment is aimed at the non-specialist so that both the techniques described and their application to cytochromes c can be understood. All classes of cytochrome c are dealt with to provide a comprehensive account of the field. No other text provides such a broad survey. Similar to the earlier volume Cytochromes c: Biological Aspects which deals with the classification, biosynthesis and biological role of cytochromes c, the present book is aimed at research workers and advanced students.Cytochromes c are haemoproteins which carry out electron transfer in a wide variety of biological systems, necessitating different kinds of cytochrome c to fulfill different biological roles. The evolutionary relationship between cytochromes c and their host organisms are described, as well as their structural, spectroscopic and redox properties, including both electron-transfer rates and redox potentials. The treatment is aimed at the non-specialist so that both the techniques described and their application to cytochromes c can be understood. All classes of cytochrome c are dealt with to provide a comprehensive account of the field. No other text provides such a broad survey. Similar to the earlier volume Cytochromes c: Biological Aspects which deals with the classification, biosynthesis and biological role of cytochromes c, the present book is aimed at research workers and advanced students.1 Stereochemical and Physicochemical Properties of Hernes.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Electronic Structure of Iron.- 1.3 Stereochemistry of Metalloporphyrins.- 1.4 Properties of LigandslҦ