Effect of cardiolipin on the enzymatic activity of Nitrobacter agilis cytochrome c oxidase |
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Authors: | Yoshihiro Fukumori Tateo Yamanaka |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560 Japan |
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Abstract: | Effects of cardiolipin on the reaction rates of Nitrobacter agilis cytochrome c oxidase with cytochrome c were studied at various concentrations of phosphate buffer. Cardiolipin stimulated greatly the oxidation by the enzyme of horse and yeast ferrocytochromes c, especially at higher ionic strengths. However, the oxidation by the enzyme of N. agilis ferrocytochrome c-550, the physiological electron donor for the oxidase, was not accelerated by addition of cardiolipin. Analysis of the lipid compositions showed that neither the cell membranes of N. agilis nor the enzyme preparation contained cardiolipin. These results suggest that cardiolipin is not necessary for the reaction of N. agilis cytochrome c oxidase with N. agilis cytochrome c-550. On the basis of these results, the difference in the reactivity with cytochrome c of cytochrome c oxidase between the bacterial and mitochondrial enzymes is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Cardiolipin (Nitrobacter agilis) |
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