Determination of the equilibrium constant for the binding of ferricytochrome c to phospholipid vesicles and the effect of binding on the reduction rate of cytochrome c |
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Authors: | John B Cannon James E Erman |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The rate of reduction of cytochrome c by 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine was examined as a function of binding to liposomes prepared from mixed soybean phospholipids, asolectin, and from various purified phospholipids. Binding of cytochrome c to asolectin liposomes caused an increase in the rate of reduction by the pteridine derivative from 2900 to 16 000 M?1 · s?1 at pH 7. At low ionic strength (0.003 M) the binding stoichiometry between cytochrome c and asolectin vesicles is 15 ± 2 phosphospolipid/cytochrome c (mole ratio), determined by monitoring the change in reduction rate of cytochrome c by pteridine as cytochrome c is bound to the vesicles. A stoichiometry of 14 phospholipid/cytochrome c was obtained from gel filtration studies. Equilibrium association constants for the binding of cytochrome c to sites on the asolectin vesicles varied from 2.2 · 106 to 1.8 · 103 M?1 between 0.02 and 0.10 M ionic strength, respectively. In general, liposomes prepared from purified phospholipids resulted in less binding of cytochrome c per mole of phospholipid and lower reduction rates than those prepared from asolectin. |
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Keywords: | Ferricytochrome c binding Cytochrome c reduction Electron transport chain Phospholipid vesicle (Mitochondrial membrane) 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6 7-dimethyl-5 6 7 8-tetrahydropteridine |
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