Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2049821 | FEBS Letters | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
NADH-supported generation of H2O2 by permeabilized rat heart mitochondria was partially prevented by the specific complex I-directed inhibitor, NADH-OH, and was significantly stimulated by ammonium. Ammonium did not affect H2O2 production by complex I in coupled submitochondrial particles. The soluble mitochondrial matrix protein fraction catalyzed NADH-dependent H2O2 production, which was greatly (∼10-fold) stimulated by ammonium. We conclude that complex I is not the major contributor to mitochondrial superoxide (hydrogen peroxide) generation and that there are specific ammonium-sensitive NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase(s) in the mitochondrial matrix which are responsible for mitochondrial H2O2 production.
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Authors
Vera G. Grivennikova, Gary Cecchini, Andrei D. Vinogradov,