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. 1969 Sep;44(9):1335–1341. doi: 10.1104/pp.44.9.1335

The Effect of Respiratory Inhibitors on NADH, Succinate and Malate Oxidation in Corn Mitochondria 1

R H Wilson a,2, J B Hanson a
PMCID: PMC396264  PMID: 5379109

Abstract

The effect of a series of respiratory inhibitors on the oxidation of NADH in state 4 and state 3 conditions was studied with corn shoot mitochondria. Comparisons were made using malate and succinate as substrates. The inhibitors, rotenone, amytal, antimycin A and cyanide, inhibited oxidation of NADH in state 3 but rotenone and amytal did not inhibit oxidation in state 4. The inhibition by antimycin A was partially overcome by the presence of cytochrome c. The results indicate the presence of alternative pathways available for NADH oxidation depending on the metabolic condition of the mitochondria. Under state 4 conditions, NADH oxidation bypasses the amytal and rotenone sensitive sites but under state 3 conditions a component of the NADH respiration appears to be oxidized by an internal pathway which is sensitive to these inhibitors. Still a third pathway for NADH oxidation is dependent on the addition of cytochrome c and is insensitive to antimycin A. Succinate oxidation was sensitive to cyanide and antimycin A under both state 4 and state 3 conditions as well as amytal and rotenone under state 3 conditions but was not inhibited by amytal and rotenone under state 4 conditions. Malate oxidation was inhibited by cyanide, rotenone and amytal under both state 4 and state 3 conditions. Antimycin A inhibited state 3 but did not appreciably alter state 4 rates of malate oxidation. With all substrates tested inhibition by antimycin A was greatly facilitated by preswelling the mitochondria for 10 min. This was interpreted to indicate that swelling increases the accessibility of antimycin A to the site of inhibition.

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