Abstract
Gossypol was examined in relation to its effect on certain enzymes and enzyme complexes associated with the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the electron transport system. Succinic dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase activity from sweet potato was completely inhibited by gossypol at 7.5 × 10−3 m and 2.0 × 10−3 m, respectively. Succinoxidase activity of the same preparations was fully inhibited at a lower concentration, 2.5 × 10−4 m. This concentration did not affect either succinic dehydrogenase or cytochrome oxidase, the primary and terminal enzymes of the succinoxidase complex. The nature of the intermediate step or steps inhibited at this concentration is not yet known. Gossypol was further shown to inhibit phosphorylation at concentrations having no appreciable effect on oxidation. Inhibition in general was not reduced by increased substrate concentrations in the enzyme systems examined, with the exception of cytochrome c for cytochrome oxidase. Bovine serum albumin was partially effective in reducing gossypol inhibition, provided that it was present before enzyme exposure to gossypol.
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