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. 1981 Dec 15;200(3):539–546. doi: 10.1042/bj2000539

Steady-state H+/O stoichiometry of liver mitochondria.

M K Al-Shawi, M D Brand
PMCID: PMC1163575  PMID: 6282251

Abstract

We have measured the H+/O stoichiometry of rat liver mitochondria respiring in a steady-state, using a novel method. This involves measuring the initial rate of H+ back-flow into mitochondria after respiratory inhibition, with the assumption that this is equal to the steady-state H+-ejection rate. Division by the steady-state O2-consumption rate yields the H+/O ratio. The H+/O values obtained were: 8.3 +/- 1.0 (mean +/- S.E.M.) for 3-hydroxybutyrate: 8.2 +/- 0.7 for glutamate plus malate; 6.0 +/- 0.2 for succinate; 4.1 +/- 0.3 for ascorbate/tetramethylphenylenediamine and 3.0 +/- 0.1 for ascorbate/ferrocyanide. These values correspond to H+/O stoichiometries for electron flow to oxygen from NAD+-linked substrates, succinate and cytochrome c of 8, 6 and 2 (charge/O ratio = 4) respectively.

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