Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is a respiratory energy-transducing enzyme. It catalyzes electron transfer from cytochrome c to molecular oxygen, conserving the released energy as a charge and proton gradient across the membrane in which it is located. Here you can see a zoomed-in detail of the catalytic core of the bovine heart enzyme, as determined by X-ray diffraction in 2003 (PDB code: 1V54). Also you can see that I took the opportunity to experiment with a new crayon-like artistic touch.
#molecularart ... #immolecular ... #cytochrome ... #oxidase ... #xray ... #classic ... #alphahelix ... #crayon
Rendered with @proteinimaging and finished with @corelphotopaint
#molecularart ... #immolecular ... #cytochrome ... #oxidase ... #xray ... #classic ... #alphahelix ... #crayon
Rendered with @proteinimaging and finished with @corelphotopaint
