MOSSBAUER STUDIES OF THE IRON ATOM IN CYTOCHROME C,

Abstract

Mossbauer spectra of the iron atom in horse heart cytochrome c were observed in frozen solution and freeze dried samples for both the oxidized and reduced states. At temperatures above 77K, the spectrum of the oxidized enzyme consisted of a quadrupole split doublet, broadened by a temperature dependent magnetic hyperfine interaction. The spectrum of the reduced enzyme consisted, at all temperatures observed, of two peaks with a quadrupole splitting of 0.12 cm/sec. Upon freeze drying the quadrupole splitting of the oxidized enzyme decreased, whereas the spectrum of the reduced enzyme changed very little. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0664519

Entities

People

  • P. Debrunner
  • R. Cooke

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomolecules
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Cytochromes
  • Drying
  • Freeze Drying
  • Spectra
  • Splitting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.