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Activation of Cytochrome Oxidase by Synthetic Detergents

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SINCE 1941, sodium cholate or sodium deoxycholate has been used by many investigators to extract and purify cytochrome a or cytochrome oxidase1–10. However, it is necessary to remove such agents as sodium cholate or sodium deoxycholate from the solution of the enzyme, because they inhibit the cytochrome oxidase activity.

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    TAKASHI YONETANI, SHIGEKI TAKEMORI, ICHIRO SEKUZU & KAZUO OKUNUKI

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YONETANI, T., TAKEMORI, S., SEKUZU, I. et al. Activation of Cytochrome Oxidase by Synthetic Detergents. Nature 181, 1339–1340 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811339a0

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