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. 2019 Mar 1;7:e6500. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6500

Table 1. Table showing the compounds used to investigate mitochondrial complex activity.

Compound(s) 10× port solution concentration Final in well concentration Complex investigated
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