Table 2.
Respiratory Chain Activities Referred to the Activity of the Matrix Enzyme CS in Muscle Extracts of the Patient and of 69 Control Subjects
| nmol/min per CS Units
|
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|---|---|---|
| Enzyme (Complex) | Controls, Mean (SD) | Muscle Extracts of the Patient (% of Controls) |
| NADH–cytochrome-c reductase (I plus III) | 103 (38) | 73 (71) |
| Succinate–cytochrome-c reductase (II plus III) | 71 (20) | 70 (99) |
| Cytochrome-c oxidase (IV) | 283 (50) | 238 (84) |
| Succinate dehydrogenase (II) | 101 (31) | 107 (106) |
Abbreviations: CS, citrate synthase; NADH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.