Understanding aerobic respiration: Models for the catalytic centre in proton-pumping heme-copper oxidases

这个项目解决了什么？头吗?在当代生物无机化学的一个关键挑战，了解如何在原子水平上有氧生命使用氧气。我们看到的所有生命都是有氧的，因此，这项研究在概念上的进步将促进我们对世界和我们自己的理解。一个重要的文化目标。推进这些基本过程的知识牢牢地落在研究优先目标：突破性科学的领域。研究生将接受先进的理论和合成化学方法的培训。该项目将提高澳大利亚在生物（无机）化学方面的研究能力，提升澳大利亚在国际研究界的地位。

This project tackles ?head on? a key challenge in contemporary biological inorganic chemistry, understanding how at the atomic level aerobic life uses oxygen. All life we see is aerobic, and thus the conceptual advances from this research will progress understanding of our world and ourselves? an important cultural goal. Advancing knowledge of such fundamental processes sits firmly in the area of the Research Priority Goal: Breakthrough Science. Postgraduate research students will be trained in sophisticated state-of-the-art theoretical and synthetic chemical methodologies. The project will enhance Australia's research capability in biological (inorganic) chemistry and promote Australia's standing in the International research community.