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. 2021 Jul 31;2(3):100687. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100687
Substrates, co-substrates, and additives (stock concentration) Final concentration Volume to add to 1 mL assay media
ADP ADP (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O 4 mM 8 μL
Fatty-acid free BSA BSA [10% (w/v)] in H2O 0.2% (w/v) 20 μL
rPFO rPFO; commercially XF PMP (10 μM) 1–3 nM 0.1–0.3 μL
NADH-linked (Complex I) substrates Pyruvate (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O
Malate (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O
5 mM
0.5 mM
10 μL
1 μL
Glutamate (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O
Malate (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O
5 mM
5 mM
10 μL
10 μL
Palmitoyl CoA (10 mM) in H2O
Malate (0.5M) in H2O
Carnitine (0.5M) in H2O
40 μM
0.5 mM
0.5 mM
4 μL
1 μL
1 μL
Palmitoyl carnitine (10 mM) in EtOH
Malate (0.5M)
40 μM
0.5 mM
4 μL
1 μL
Q-linked (Complex II or III) substrates Succinate (0.5M), pH 7.2 in H2O
Rotenone (2 mM) in EtOH
5 mM
2 μM
10 μL
1 μL
Glycerol-3-phosphate (0.25M), pH 7.2 in H2O
Rotenone (2 mM) in EtOH
CaCl2 (1M) in H2O
5 mM

2 μM
700 μM total
20 μL

1 μL
0.7 μL
Complex IV substrates Ascorbate (1M), pH 7.2 in H2O
TMPD (10 mM)
Antimycin A (2 mM)
10 mM
100 μM
1 μM
10 μL
1 μL
0.5 μL