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. 1976 Jul 15;158(1):149–151. doi: 10.1042/bj1580149

The interaction of reduced nicotinamide--adenine dinucleotide phosphate with reduced nicotinamide--adenine dinucleotide--ubiquinone reductase from bovine heart mitochondria.

C I Ragan
PMCID: PMC1163948  PMID: 9075

Abstract

Reduction of the chromophores of mitochondrial NADH-ubiquinone reductase by NADPH reaches only 50% of the extent of reduction by NADH, monitored at 450 nm. This effect is due to autoxidation of an enzyme component at a higher rate than its reduction by NADPH.

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