Oxidative and Phosphorylative Activities of Mitochondria Isolated from Pea Root Tissues
- 1 July 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 40 (4), 752-756
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.40.4.752
Abstract
Studies of oxidative activity and oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria from root tissues of pea seedlings revealed high respiratory rates with succinate, [alpha]-ketoglutarate, and L-glutamate. Mitochondria showed respiratory control ratios of 2-3, and ADP/O ratios of 1 with succinate and 2 with glutamate. P/O ratios were also measured. The oxidation of L-glutamate was stereo-specific and followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Studies with arsenite and values for R.Q. indicate that conversion to [alpha]-ketoglutarate via glutamic dehydrogenase is the initial reaction in glutamate oxidation.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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