Brand M D, Al-Shawi M K, Brown G C, Price B D
Biochem J. 1985 Jan 15;225(2):407-11. doi: 10.1042/bj2250407.
Steady-state kinetic measurements showed that NN'-dicyclohexylcarbodi-imide decreased the observed H+/2e ratio of H+ transport by mitochondria respiring on succinate, acting mainly at the cytochrome bc1 complex. Thermodynamic assessment of the H+/2e ratio by measuring the force ratio across the bc1 complex showed that the inhibitor did not affect H+ translocation. Possible explanations of this disagreement between methods are examined; we conclude that the inhibitor does not alter the mechanistic stoichiometry of H+ pumping by the bc1 complex.
稳态动力学测量表明,N,N'-二环己基碳二亚胺降低了琥珀酸呼吸的线粒体中观察到的H⁺/2e⁺的H⁺转运比率,主要作用于细胞色素bc1复合体。通过测量bc1复合体两侧的力比来对H⁺/2e⁺比率进行热力学评估,结果表明该抑制剂不影响H⁺的转运。本文研究了两种方法之间这种差异的可能解释;我们得出结论,该抑制剂不会改变bc1复合体泵送H⁺的机制化学计量。