| Literature DB >> 9309667 |
V Mildaziene1, R Baniene, A Marcinkeviciute, Z Nauciene, A Kalvenas, A Zimkus.
Abstract
We show that tetraphenylphosphonium inhibits oxidation of palmitoylcarnitine, pyruvate, malate, 2-oxoglutarate and glutamate in heart mitochondria in the range of concentration (1-5 microM) commonly used for the determination of mitochondrial membrane potential. The inhibition of 2-oxoglutarate (but not other substrate) oxidation by tetraphenylphosphonium is dependent on the concentration of 2-oxoglutarate and on extramitochondrial free calcium, and the kinetic plots are consistent with a mixed type of inhibition. Our results indicate that tetraphenylphosphonium interacts with enzymes, specifically involved in the oxidation of 2-oxoglutarate, most possibly, 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9309667
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396