From the plasma membrane of Thermus thermophilus HB8 we have partially purified a detergent-solubilized complex of cytochromes a and cl that actively catalyzes the transfer of electrons from ascorbate via a redox dye to oxygen. The complex is composed of two types of polypeptides, with
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