| Literature DB >> 2829818 |
F Malatesta1, G Antonini, P Sarti, M Brunori.
Abstract
The activity of cytochrome oxidase reconstituted into phospholipid vesicles has been studied as a function of orthophosphate, ATP and inositol hexakisphosphate concentrations. The respiratory-control ratio was found to be quite sensitive to these compounds and was inversely related to the anion concentration. This effect is related to a phosphate-dependent decrease in the rate constant for ferrocytochrome c oxidation observed in the presence of ionophores. The data cannot be interpreted simply on the basis of ionic strength, which is known to limit cytochrome c binding to cytochrome oxidase, since cytochrome oxidase-containing vesicles responded differently to phosphate depending on the energization state of the phospholipid membrane.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2829818 PMCID: PMC1148513 DOI: 10.1042/bj2480161
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857