Brown G C, Brand M D
Biochem J. 1985 Jan 15;225(2):399-405. doi: 10.1042/bj2250399.
The redox states of exogenously added ubiquinone-2 and cytochrome c, and the protonmotive force (delta p) of rat liver mitochondria were measured as the respiration rate was titrated with the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-hydrazone. The force ratio delta Eh/delta p across the bc1 complex was close to 1:1 in State 4, indicating an H+/e- stoichiometry of 1:1 for the cytochrome bc1 complex, excluding protons moved by pool ubiquinone. Assuming a constant stoichiometry the rate of electron transport increased linearly with the disequilibrium (delta Eh - delta p) across the complex.
在用解偶联剂羰基氰化物对三氟甲氧基苯腙滴定呼吸速率时,测定了外源性添加的辅酶Q-2和细胞色素c的氧化还原状态以及大鼠肝脏线粒体的质子动力(Δp)。在状态4中,bc1复合物两侧的力比ΔEh/Δp接近1:1,这表明细胞色素bc1复合物的H⁺/e⁻化学计量比为1:1,不包括泛醌池移动的质子。假设化学计量恒定,电子传递速率随复合物两侧的不平衡(ΔEh - Δp)呈线性增加。