... potential of the haem, rate constants o f CO, O2 and CN b inding tohaem, and CD spectra in the Soret region [15–18],suggesting that this residue is critical for maintaining theelectronic states of ... protein.Additionally, spin states of the Fe(III), Fe(II) and Fe(II)-CO complexes of Asp40 mutants were similar tothose of the wild-type enzyme in that all mutant proteinswere in the six-coordinated ... side and/ or structure in t erms of cyanide binding in the Fe(III) complex.Redox potentialsThe redox state of haem is related to the PDE activity of Ec DOS, since it is a haem redox-sensing enzyme...