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The role of a putative proton channel identified in the X-ray crystal structure of the cytochrome c oxidases from bovine heart mitochondria and P. denitrificans has been studied using site-directed mutagenesis coupled with a variety of biophysical characterization methods. Based on the work done, it is concluded that the putative proton channel is not functional in prokaryotic oxidases. A hydrogen bond responsible for a large red shift in the visible spectrum of cytochrome c oxidases compared to that of model heme compounds has been identified and characterized through site-directed mutagenesis and resonance Raman spectroscopy. Residues coordinating the calcium ion in R. sphaeroides cytochrome c oxidase have been mutated to mimic the metal binding site of bovine mitochondrial oxidase. Residues in a putative oxygen channel to the active site have been mutated and characterized. 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A hydrogen bond responsible for a large red shift in the visible spectrum of cytochrome c oxidases compared to that of model heme compounds has been identified and characterized through site-directed mutagenesis and resonance Raman spectroscopy. Residues coordinating the calcium ion in R. sphaeroides cytochrome c oxidase have been mutated to mimic the metal binding site of bovine mitochondrial oxidase. Residues in a putative oxygen channel to the active site have been mutated and characterized. 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