Numéro
J. Phys. France
Volume 41, Numéro 9, septembre 1980
Page(s) 957 - 959
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphys:01980004109095700
J. Phys. France 41, 957-959 (1980)
DOI: 10.1051/jphys:01980004109095700

Heme-heme magnetic interaction of cytochrome c3 studied by Mössbauer effect

M. Utuno1, 2, K. Ôno1, K. Kimura3, H. Inokuchi3 et T. Yagi4

1  The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 104, Japan
2  Présent address : Kawasaki Br. 5th Research Center, Defense Agency, Japan.
3  Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444, Japan
4  Department of Chemistry, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422, Japan


Abstract
A Mössbauer effect study was carried out on cytochrome c3 to investigate the heme-heme magnetic interaction. Results observed in the spectrum of partially reduced cytochrome c3 at 4.2 K shows that a strongly enhanced heme-heme magnetic interaction exists between cytochrome c 3 molecules.


Résumé
Nous avons étudié le cytochrome c3 par effet Mössbauer afin de déterminer l'interaction heme-heme magnétique. Nous concluons des résultats du spectre obtenu à 4,2 K sur le cytochrome c3 partiellement réduit qu'il existe une interaction magnétique heme-heme fortement augmentée.

PACS
3620K - Electronic structure and spectra.
8715K - Molecular interactions; membrane-protein interactions.
8750 - Effects of radiation and external fields on biomolecules, cells and higher organisms.

Key words
biomagnetism -- macromolecular spectra -- molecular biophysics -- molecular hyperfine structure -- Mossbauer effect -- nuclear spin lattice relaxation -- proteins -- spin spin relaxation