Table 1. Table showing the compounds used to investigate mitochondrial complex activity.
Compound(s) | 10× port solution concentration | Final in well concentration | Complex investigated |
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Pyruvate/malate | 50 mM/25 mM | 5 mM/2.5 mM | Complex I mediated respiration |
Succinate | 100 mM | 10 mM | Complex II mediated respiration |
Tetamethylphenylendiamine (TMPD)/Ascorbate | 5 mM/20 mM | 0.5 mM/2 mM | Complex IV activity |
Palmitoyl-l-carnitine | 0.5 mM | 50 µM | Respiratory activity supported by fatty acid oxidation |
Glutamine/malate | 40 mM/5 mM | 4 mM/0.5 mM | Respiratory activity supported by glutaminolysis |
ADP | 10 mM | 1 mM | State 3 respiratory activity |
Saponin | 250 µg/ml | 25 µg/ml | Cell permeabilisation |
FCCP | 10 µM | 1 µM | Maximal respiratory activity |
Oligomycin | 10 µM | 1 µM | State 4 respiratory activity |
Rotenone | 10 µM | 1 µM | Metabolic inhibitor |
Potassium Azide | 200 mM | 20 mM | Metabolic inhibitor |