Mechanism of electron transfers mediated by cytochromes and in mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum: classical and murburn perspectives.

We explore the mechanism of electron transfers mediated by cytochrome , a soluble protein involved in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and cytochrome , a microsomal membrane protein acting as a redox aide in xenobiotic metabolism. We found minimal conservation in the sequence and surface amino acid residues of cytochrome proteins among divergent species. Therefore, we question the evolutionary logic for electron transfer (ET) occurring through affinity binding via recognition of specific surface residues/topography.