| Literature DB >> 2900007 |
A R Baydoun1, A Markham, R M Morgan, A J Sweetman.
Abstract
The effects of the fatty acid ester palmitoyl carnitine (PC) on mitochondrial Ca2+ handling and ATP synthesis are described. At low concentrations (5-40 microM) PC was found to produce changes in mitochondrial Ca2+ handling, the most significant effect (P less than 0.05) being the promotion of Ca2+ efflux (EC25 = 1.19 +/- 0.11 microM). Studies on mitochondrial substrate oxidation in the presence of either glutamate plus malate, or succinate, confirmed the ability of PC (10-100 microM) to cause loss of respiratory control as shown by reductions in the Respiratory Control Index for each substrate. It was concluded that the effect of PC on Ca2+ transport was due to a direct action on the Na+-Ca2+ antiporter system, whilst the effect on respiration was due to an uncoupling action.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2900007 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(88)90307-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN: 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858