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Some Effects of Carbon Dioxide-Bicarbonate Mixtures on the Oxidation and Reduction of Cytochrome c by Ricinus Mitochondria

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THE observation that the succinic oxidase system of Ricinus mitochondria is inhibited by concentrations of carbon dioxide above about 20 per cent1 has led us to investigate the effects of carbon dioxide on components of the respiratory chain.

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BENDALL, D., RANSON, S. & WALKER, D. Some Effects of Carbon Dioxide-Bicarbonate Mixtures on the Oxidation and Reduction of Cytochrome c by Ricinus Mitochondria. Nature 181, 133–134 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181133a0

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