The high-spin cytochrome o’ component of the cytochrome bo-type quinol oxidase in membranes from Escherichia coli: formation of the primary oxygenated species at low temperatures is characterized by a slow ‘on’ rate and low dissociation constant
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The high-spin cytochrome o’ component of the cytochrome bo-type quinol oxidase in membranes from Escherichia coli: formation of the primary oxygenated species at low temperatures is characterized by a slow ‘on’ rate and low dissociation constant