Abstract
Mitochondria are a major source of reactive oxygen species production in cells, and the production level is sensitive to the magnitude of the membrane potential (ΔΨ). The present study investigated the level of superoxide production in mitochondria oxidizing glycerol 3-phosphate (GP) and its dependence on ΔΨ in isolated avian muscle mitochondria. The levels of superoxide produced in mitochondria oxidizing GP were lower than those obtained with succinate and were similar to those obtained with NADH-linked substrates (glutamate/malate/pyruvate). The dependence of superoxide production on ΔΨ in mitochondria oxidizing GP was lower than that of mitochondria oxidizing succinate, and a weak dependence of GP-supported superoxide production on ΔΨ was observed in the presence of NADH-linked substrates or succinate. These results suggest that the levels of superoxide generated in response to GP are quantitatively low, but they are unsusceptible to changes in ΔΨ in avian muscle mitochondria.
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