Question

What type of protein is cytochrome c oxidase?

Answer 1

Cytochrome C oxidase:

1. Cytochrome c oxidase is an enzyme of the electron transport chain which helps in termination.
2. It is found in mitochondria on the outer membrane.
3. It is a respiratory energy transducing hormone.
4. Its main work for catalyzing electron transfer from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen.
5. The released energy is conserved as a charge and proton gradient across the membrane.
6. It is an integral membrane of the protein complex.