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Query: EC:1.3.5.1 (succinate dehydrogenase)
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Primary aliphatic alcohols from hexanol to pentadecanol were tested for their effects on the succinate-supported respiration of intact mitochondria isolated from rat liver. Alkanols were found to inhibit State 3 and uncoupled respiration. The ADP/oxygen ratios, a measure of the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation, also were lowered, but to a lesser degree when compared on the basis of percentage of controls. Given each alkanol's nearly identical effect on State 3 and uncoupled respiration, action is not directly on ATP synthase, but earlier in the respiratory process. In agreement with many other studies of the homologous series of alkanols, potency increased with number of carbons in the chain until reaching a peak, in this case at undecanol, then tapered off to tridecanol before reaching a cutoff, at tetradecanol. If tetradecanol or longer homologs have activity, it is only after a lag phase of >15-min preincubation. All alkanols up to tridecanol also acted as uncouplers. At higher doses, hexanol inhibited State 4 rates, whereas longer chain alkanols did not, even at doses that completely eliminated respiratory control. Hexanol and decanol also were assayed against freeze-thawed (broken) mitochondria to distinguish effects on the mitochondrial substrate carrier from those on the electron transport chain. Both compounds were only weak inhibitors of respiration in broken mitochondria, suggesting that inhibition originates from interference with the dicarboxylate carrier, which must transport succinate across the mitochondrial membranes before it can be fed into complex II, rather than affecting the electron transport chain itself.
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PMID:Alkanols inhibit respiration of intact mitochondria and display cutoff similar to that measured in vivo. 1086 81

Previous studies have suggested that the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation in the freshwater eel (Anguilla anguilla) is increased after acclimation to high hydrostatic pressure. Analysis at atmospheric pressure of the respiratory chain complexes showed that, after 21 days at 10.1 MPa, the activity of complex II was decreased to approximately 50 % (P<0.01) of the control value and that cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) activity was significantly increased to 149 % of the control value (P<0.05). ADP/O ratios calculated from mitochondrial respiration measurements were significantly increased after acclimation to high hydrostatic pressure (2.87 versus 2.52, P<0.001) when measured in the presence of pyruvate plus malate at atmospheric pressure. These results clearly show an increased oxidative phosphorylation efficiency in response to high-pressure acclimation.
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PMID:Improvement in the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation in the freshwater eel acclimated to 10.1 MPa hydrostatic pressure. 1097 38

Ultrastructural studies have previously suggested potential association of intermediate filaments (IFs) with mitochondria. Thus, we have investigated mitochondrial distribution and function in muscle lacking the IF protein desmin. Immunostaining of skeletal muscle tissue sections, as well as histochemical staining for the mitochondrial marker enzymes cytochrome C oxidase and succinate dehydrogenase, demonstrate abnormal accumulation of subsarcolemmal clumps of mitochondria in predominantly slow twitch skeletal muscle of desmin-null mice. Ultrastructural observation of desmin-null cardiac muscle demonstrates in addition to clumping, extensive mitochondrial proliferation in a significant fraction of the myocytes, particularly after work overload. These alterations are frequently associated with swelling and degeneration of the mitochondrial matrix. Mitochondrial abnormalities can be detected very early, before other structural defects become obvious. To investigate related changes in mitochondrial function, we have analyzed ADP-stimulated respiration of isolated muscle mitochondria, and ADP-stimulated mitochondrial respiration in situ using saponin skinned muscle fibers. The in vitro maximal rates of respiration in isolated cardiac mitochondria from desmin-null and wild-type mice were similar. However, mitochondrial respiration in situ is significantly altered in desmin-null muscle. Both the maximal rate of ADP-stimulated oxygen consumption and the dissociation constant (K(m)) for ADP are significantly reduced in desmin-null cardiac and soleus muscle compared with controls. Respiratory parameters for desmin-null fast twitch gastrocnemius muscle were unaffected. Additionally, respiratory measurements in the presence of creatine indicate that coupling of creatine kinase and the adenine translocator is lost in desmin-null soleus muscle. This coupling is unaffected in cardiac muscle from desmin-null animals. All of these studies indicate that desmin IFs play a significant role in mitochondrial positioning and respiratory function in cardiac and skeletal muscle.
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PMID:Desmin cytoskeleton linked to muscle mitochondrial distribution and respiratory function. 1099 35

Chlorophyllin (CHL), the sodium-copper salt and the water-soluble analogue of the ubiquitous green pigment chlorophyll, has been attributed to have several beneficial properties. Its antioxidant ability, however, has not been examined in detail. Using rat liver mitochondria as model system and various sources for the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) we have examined the membrane-protective properties of CHL both under in vitro and ex vivo conditions. Oxidative damage to proteins was assessed as inactivation of the enzymes, cytochrome c oxidase and succinic dehydrogenase besides formation of protein carbonyls. Damage to membrane lipids was measured by formation of lipid hydroperoxides and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. The effect of this compound on the antioxidant defense system was studied by estimating the level of glutathione and superoxide dismutase. ROS were generated by gamma-radiation, photosensitization, ascorbate-Fe(2+), NADPH-ADP-Fe(3+) and the peroxyl radical generating agent, azobis-amidopropane hydrochloride. Our results show that CHL is highly effective in protecting mitochondria, even at a low concentration of 10 microM. The antioxidant ability, at equimolar concentration, was more than that observed with ascorbic acid, glutathione, mannitol and tert-butanol. When CHL was fed to mice at a dose of 1% in drinking water, there was a significant reduction in the potential for oxidative damage in cell suspensions from liver, brain and testis. To examine the possible mechanisms responsible for the observed antioxidant ability we have studied the reaction of CHL with the potent ROS in the form of hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen. The compound shows a fairly high rate constant with singlet oxygen, in the order of 1.3x10(8) M(-1) s(-1). In conclusion, our studies showed that CHL is a highly effective antioxidant, capable of protecting mitochondria against oxidative damage induced by various ROS.
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PMID:Chlorophyllin as an effective antioxidant against membrane damage in vitro and ex vivo. 1101 64

Regulation of succinate dehydrogenase was investigated using tightly coupled potato tuber mitochondria in a novel fashion by simultaneously measuring the oxygen uptake rate and the ubiquinone (Q) reduction level. We found that the activation level of the enzyme is unambiguously reflected by the kinetic dependence of the succinate oxidation rate upon the Q-redox poise. Kinetic results indicated that succinate dehydrogenase is activated by both ATP (K(1/2) approximately 3 microm) and ADP. The carboxyatractyloside insensitivity of these stimulatory effects indicated that they occur at the cytoplasmic side of the mitochondrial inner membrane. Importantly, our novel approach revealed that the enzyme is also activated by oligomycin (K(1/2) approximately 16 nm). Time-resolved kinetic measurements of succinate dehydrogenase activation by succinate furthermore revealed that the activity of the enzyme is negatively affected by potassium. The succinate-induced activation (+/-K(+)) is prevented by the presence of an uncoupler. Together these results demonstrate that in vitro activity of succinate dehydrogenase is modulated by the protonmotive force. We speculate that the widely recognized activation of the enzyme by adenine nucleotides in plants is mediated in this manner. A mechanism that could account for such regulation is suggested and ramifications for its in vivo relevance are discussed.
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PMID:New insights into the regulation of plant succinate dehydrogenase. On the role of the protonmotive force. 1135 Sep 73

In experiments on rats with different resistance to hypoxia are investigated processes of mitochondrial respiration, oxidative phosphorylation and calcium capacity in liver under precursor nitric oxide L-arginine (600 mg/kg) and blockator nitric oxide synthase L-NNA (35 mg/kg) injections. We are used next substrates of oxidation: 0.35 mM succinate, 1 mM alpha-ketoglutarate, 1 mM alpha-ketoglutarate and 2 mM malonic acid. Increasing of ADP-stimulation respiration states under exogenous L-arginine injection, decreasing efficacy of respiration processes (respiration control on Chance and ADP/O) under such substrates oxidation, testify to oxide energy support decreasing and reversing nitric oxide inhibit in such conditions. This will be used as mechanism cell regulation succinate dehydrogenase activity. It has shown that L-arginine injection increase calcium mitochondrial capacity low resistance to hypoxia rats using substrates of oxidation succinate and alpha-ketoglutarate to control meanings of high resistance rats. Effects of nitric oxide precursor influence on this processes limit NO-synthase inhibitor L-NNA.
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PMID:[State of mitochondrial respiration and calcium capacity in livers of rats with different resistance to hypoxia after injections of L-arginine]. 1151 53

Treatment with phenobarbital (30 mg/kg) for 2 weeks increased succinate dehydrogenase activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes of male rats. In 38% phenobarbital-treated rats succinate-cytochrome c oxidoreductase activity was lower than in the control due to accumulation of cells exhibiting no enzyme activity; in 44% animals this parameter was higher than in the control. The rates of state 3 respiration (oxidation substrate succinate), phosphorylation, and uncoupled respiration in liver mitochondria (oxidation substrate glutamate/malate mixture) increased after 35-day treatment with phenobarbital. The respiratory control and ADP/O ratio for these substrates did not differ from the control.
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PMID:Effects of phenobarbital on activity of mitochondrial enzymes in peripheral blood lymphocytes and oxidative phosphorylation in liver mitochondria. 1155 18

The goal of the present study was to discern the cellular mechanism(s) that contributes to the age-associated decrease in skeletal muscle aerobic capacity. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial content, a parameter of oxidative capacity, was significantly lower (25 and 20% calculated on the basis of citrate synthase and succinate dehydrogenase activities, respectively) in 24-mo-old Fischer 344 rats compared with 6-mo-old adult rats. Mitochondria isolated from skeletal muscle of both age groups had identical state 3 (ADP-stimulated) and ADP-stimulated maximal respiratory rates and phosphorylation potential (ADP-to-O ratios) with both nonlipid and lipid substrates. In contrast, mitochondria from 24-mo-old rats displayed significantly lower state 4 (ADP-limited) respiratory rates and, consequently, higher respiratory control ratios. Consistent with the tighter coupling, there was a 68% reduction in uncoupling protein-3 (UCP-3) abundance in mitochondria from elderly compared with adult rats. Congruent with the respiratory studies, there was no age-associated decrease in carnitine palmitoyltransferase I and carnitine palmitoyltransferase II activities in isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria. However, there was a small, significant decrease in tissue total carnitine content. It is concluded that the in vivo observed decrease in skeletal muscle aerobic capacity with advanced age is a consequence of the decreased mitochondrial density. On the basis of the dramatic reduction of UCP-3 content associated with decreased state 4 respiration of skeletal muscle mitochondria from elderly rats, we propose that an increased free radical production might contribute to the metabolic compromise in aging.
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PMID:Aging skeletal muscle mitochondria in the rat: decreased uncoupling protein-3 content. 1159 63

The mechanism of reversible transfer of the gamma-phosphate group of ATP by Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) on to its substrate is of great interest. It is known that metallofluorides are accurate analogs of the transition state in the context of kinase mechanisms. Therefore, two complexes of PCK, one with AlF(3), Mg(2+) and ADP (complex I), the other with AlF(3), Mg(2+), ADP and pyruvate (complex II) were crystallized. The X-ray crystal structures of these two complexes were determined at 2.0 A resolution. The Al atom has trigonal bipyramidal geometry that mimics the transition state of phosphoryl transfer. The Al atom is at a distance of 2.8 A and 2.9 A from an oxygen atom of the beta-phosphoryl group of ADP in complex I and II, respectively. A water molecule in complex I and an oxygen atom of the pyruvate in complex II are located along the axis of the trigonal bipyramid on the side opposite to the beta-phosphoryl oxygen with respect to the equatorial plane, suggesting that the complexes are close mimics of the transition state. Along with the presence of positively charged species around the AlF(3) moiety, these results indicate that phosphoryl transfer occurs via a direct displacement mechanism with associative qualities.
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PMID:The phosphoryl-transfer mechanism of Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from the use of AlF(3). 1172 34

Direct nonenzymatic oxidation of semiquinone by oxygen is one of the main sources of superoxide radicals (O2.-) in mitochondria. By using all the known data on hepatocyte mitochondria, we have revealed the correlation between the rate of superoxide generation by the bc1 complex and the transmembrane potential (delta psi). If the main electrogenic stage of the Q cycle is suggested to be the electron transfer between the cytochrome b hemes, then the rate of superoxide generation sharply increases when delta psi grows from 150 mV to 180 mV. However, this interrelation is ambiguous. Indeed, the increase of the generation rate with the growth of the potential can occur faster when succinate dehydrogenase is inhibited by malonate than when external ADP is exhausted. When the potential is changed by adding phosphate or potassium (K+), the rate of O2.- production remains constant, although the comparison of the rate values at the same delta psi reveals the effect of phosphate or potassium. It turned out that the rate of O2.- generation is a function of delta mu H rather than any of its components. Phosphate and K+ have practically no influence on delta mu H, since the change in delta psi is compensated by delta pH. The rate of superoxide generation by the bc1 complex is a multiple function of the electron-transfer activity of enzymes, the processes determining the membrane potential (e.g., loading), and of the oxygen concentration. The kinetic model proposed in this work may serve a tool to understand how the superoxide production is regulated.
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PMID:[Kinetic modeling of energy metabolism and generation of active forms of oxygen in hepatocyte mitochondria]. 1177 Nov 35


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