Table II.

Characteristics of A. maculatum mitochondria isolated from appendix tissue of inflorescences in the δ-stage with an appendix temperature of >26°C or <24°C

Assay Condition	Appendix Temperature >26°C		Appendix Temperature <24°C
	O2 uptake	UQ10 reduction	O2 uptake	UQ10 reduction
	nmol min−1 mg−1 protein	% of total	nmol min−1 mg−1 protein	% of total
Succinate
+ ADP	197  ± 22	nda	185  ± 24	nd
+ ADP + CN	199  ± 20	nd	186  ± 20	nd
+ CN + pyruvate	209  ± 19	48	193  ± 15	51
+ ADP + OG	51  ± 21	45	41  ± 15	46
NADH
+ ADP	777  ± 35	nd	782  ± 56	nd
+ ADP + CN	776  ± 34	nd	783  ± 55	nd
+ CN + pyruvate	931  ± 34	93	914  ± 32	89

Succinate (20 mm) or NADH (2 mm) were given as respiratory substrates in the absence or presence of 0.15 mm ADP. CN-resistant respiration (+ 0.1 mm CN) was measured in the absence or presence of 5 mm pyruvate. Cyt pathway activity was measured in the presence of 2 μm octyl gallate (OG). Data are mean values ± sd of triplicate (O₂ uptake) or single (UQ10 reduction) measurements of one mitochondrial isolation.

^and, Not determined.