Structure of a bd oxidase indicates similar mechanisms for membrane-integrated oxygen reductases.
Safarian, S., Rajendran, C., Muller, H., Preu, J., Langer, J.D., Ovchinnikov, S., Hirose, T., Kusumoto, T., Sakamoto, J., Michel, H.(2016) Science 352: 583-586
- PubMed: 27126043 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf2477
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5IR6, 5DOQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The cytochrome bd oxidases are terminal oxidases that are present in bacteria and archaea. They reduce molecular oxygen (dioxygen) to water, avoiding the production of reactive oxygen species. In addition to their contribution to the proton motive fo ...