The effect of ΔμH+ on the interaction of rotenone with Complex I of submitochondrial particles

Alexander B. Kotlyar*, Menachem Gutman

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Abstract

The inhibition by rotenone of the forward (NADH-oxidase) and reverse (ΔμH+-dependent succinate-NAD+ reductase activities of submitochondrial vesicles was measured. The inhibition of NADH-oxidase, measured in the presence of uncoupler, followed a monophasic inhibition curve with Ki ≤ 2 nM. The reverse electron flow was only partially (40%) inhibited at these rotenone concentrations. The rest of the activity was less sensitive to the inhibitor (Ki ≈ 30 nM). The lower affinity for the inhibitor of the reverse electron flow is a consequence of enhanced rate of rotenone dissociation caused by the high ΔμH+ value required for this reaction. The analysis of the results indicates that the AS-SMP preparation consists of two subpopulations: one with a relatively low degree of coupling, which exhibits high sensitivity to rotenone and the other which is highly coupled with lower affinity to the inhibitor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-174
Number of pages6
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
Volume1140
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Dec 1992

Keywords

  • (Bovine heart mitochondrion)
  • Electron transfer
  • NADH-ubiquinone reductase
  • Respiratory chain
  • Rotenone inhibition

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