Table 1. Inhibition of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase activity by Ca2+.
Inhibition, %% | ||||
Heart | Skeletal muscle | Liver | Kidney | |
Rat mitochondria | 50±5 | 60±5 | 80±2 | 76±4 |
Bovine mitochondria | 57±4 | – | – | – |
Oxidation of 15 µM ferrocytochrome c by mitochondria from different tissues (0.5–1.5 mg protein/ml) was followed spectrophotometrically under low-turnover conditions as described in “Materials and Methods” and legend to Figure 7 . The data correspond to inhibition induced by addition of excess Ca2+ (200 µM on the backgrpound of 100 µM EGTA). The data are average ± SE for 3–5 measurements.