Cytochrome-c-Oxidase

Definition: Cytochrome-c-Oxidase is an enzyme complex that plays a central role in the mitochondrial electron transport cascade leading to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation. Its activity depends on energy demands. Cytochrome-c-Oxidase redox state can be measured with broadband NIRS.

Alternative definition: Check doi: 10.1098/rstb.1997.0048 for complete alternative definition.

Synonym: aa3, CuA, CytC

References: National Cancer Institute. National Cancer Institute Thesaurus, 2017. Documentation page available on http://nciterms.nci.nih.gov.

https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-55231-6_19

https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0048

Related terms: bNIRS