Cytochrome c fulfills a central role in biological electron transport. Researchers on cytochrome c are presented with information on the impact and importance of other disciplines on their area of investigation. Advanced students gain a balanced account of biological electron transport and will be encouraged to seek new directions of research.

1 Resolution, Characterisation and Classification of c-Type Cytochromes.- 1.1 Resolution.- 1.2 Characterisation.- 1.3 Classification.- References.- 2 The Role of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c in Electron Transport.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Reaction of Cytochrome c with the Inner Membrane Electron Transfer System.- 2.3 Reaction of Cytochrome c with Intermembrane Redox Systems.- 2.4 The Binding Surface of Cytochrome c.- 2.5 Structural Studies on the Electron Transfer Complexes of Cytochrome c.- 2.6 Ion Binding to Cytochrome c.- 2.7 Theoretical Aspects of Complex Formation by Cytochrome c.- 2.8 An Assessment of the Role of Cytochrome c in the Mitochondrion.- References.- 3 The Function of Bacterial and Photosynthetic Cytochromes c.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Donor Reactions to Cytochrome c — The bc1/bf Complex.- 3.3 Donor Reactions to Cytochrome c — Chemolithotrophy.- 3.4 Oxygen as a Terminal Electron Acceptor.- 3.5 Nitrate Respiration and Denitrification.- 3.6 The Oxidation of Cytochrome c by the Photosynthetic Reaction Centre.- 3.7 Sulfate Respiration and the Production of Sulfide.- References.- 4 The Biosynthesis of Cytochrome c.- 4.1 Gene Structure and the Control of Gene Expression.- 4.2 Posttranslational Processing and Modification.- References.