cytochrome-c oxidase activity

Term ID

GO:0004129

Synonyms

• aa3-type cytochrome c oxidase
• ba3-type cytochrome c oxidase
• caa3-type cytochrome c oxidase
• cbb3-type cytochrome c oxidase
• complex IV (mitochondrial electron transport) activity
• cytochrome a3 activity
• cytochrome aa3 activity
• cytochrome c oxidase activity
• cytochrome oxidase activity
• indophenol oxidase
• indophenolase
• Warburg's respiratory enzyme activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: 4 Fe(II)-[cytochrome c] + O2 + 8 H+(in) = 4 Fe(III)-[cytochrome c] + 2 H2O + 4 H+(out).

References

• EC:7.1.1.9
• MetaCyc:CYTOCHROME-C-OXIDASE-RXN
• RHEA:11436
• Reactome:R-HSA-163214

Ontology

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