Term Information

Accession
GO:0004129
Name
cytochrome-c oxidase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
cytochrome c oxidase activity, Warburg's respiratory enzyme activity, complex IV (mitochondrial electron transport) activity, cytochrome oxidase activity, aa3-type cytochrome c oxidase, ba3-type cytochrome c oxidase, caa3-type cytochrome c oxidase, cbb3-type cytochrome c oxidase, cytochrome a3 activity, cytochrome aa3 activity, indophenol oxidase, indophenolase
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: 4 ferrocytochrome c + O2 + 4 H+ = 4 ferricytochrome c + 2 H2O. Source: RHEA:11436
Comment
The reduction of O2 to water is accompanied by the extrusion of four protons from the intramitochondrial compartment.
History
See term history for GO:0004129 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of cytochrome-c oxidase activity (GO:0004129)
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cytochrome-c oxidase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreduction-driven active transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015453)
cytochrome-c oxidase activity [is_a relation] is_a  active monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022853)
cytochrome-c oxidase activity [is_a relation] is_a  proton transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015078)
cytochrome-c oxidase activity [is_a relation] is_a  electron transfer activity (GO:0009055)
cytochrome-c oxidase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on a heme group of donors (GO:0016675)
Children of cytochrome-c oxidase activity (GO:0004129)
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positive regulation of cytochrome-c oxidase activity (GO:1904960) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  cytochrome-c oxidase activity
negative regulation of cytochrome-c oxidase activity (GO:1905376) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  cytochrome-c oxidase activity
regulation of cytochrome-c oxidase activity (GO:1904959) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  cytochrome-c oxidase activity