Abstract
1. 1. The reoxidation of cytosolic NADH was studied in a line of human hepatoma cells (HuH13) whose mitochondria preferentially utilized glutamine for ATP formation. 2. 2. The tumor cells showed mitochondrial reoxidation of NADH, as evidenced by the accumulation of pyruvate, when incubated aerobically with l-lactate. The involvement of the respiratory chain was demonstrated by the addition of specific inhibitors. 3. 3. Glutamine oxidation proceeded in the tumor mitochondria exclusively via a pathway involving transamination. Malate stimulated aspartate production from glutamine. 4. 4. When the tumor cells were cultured in Eagle's medium with aminooxyacetate or in the absence of glutamine, a marked reduction in the cellular NAD/NADH ratio was observed. 5. 5. These results indicate that the malate-aspartate shuttle was functioning in the tumor cells.
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