Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
10870452 | FEBS Letters | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The enzymes involved in Euglena oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) were characterized in this study. We have demonstrated that Euglena gracilis strain Z and its stable bleached non-photosynthetic mutant strain WgmZOflL both possess fully functional OXPHOS apparatus as well as pathways requiring terminal alternative oxidase(s) and alternative mitochondrial NADH-dehydrogenase(s). Light (or dark) and plastid (non)functionality seem to have little effect on oxygen consumption, the activities of the enzymes involved in OXPHOS and the action of respiration inhibitors in Euglena. This study also demonstrates biochemical properties of complex III (cytochrome c reductase) in Euglena.
Keywords
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Science
Authors
KatarÃna KrnáÄová, Ivana Rýdlová, Michaela VinarÄÃková, Juraj KrajÄoviÄ, Matej Vesteg, Anton Horváth,