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Electron transport between cytochrome c and alpha tocopherol.

J J Maguire1, V E Kagan, L Packer

  • 1Energy and Environment Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
|October 15, 1992
PubMed
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This study shows electron transfer between vitamin E and cytochrome c, revealing cytochrome c

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Lipid Peroxidation

Background:

  • Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a crucial lipid-soluble antioxidant.
  • Cytochrome c is a key protein in the electron transport chain.
  • Understanding their interaction is vital for cellular redox homeostasis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the electron transfer mechanism between tocopherol and cytochrome c.
  • To explore the protective role of reduced cytochrome c against vitamin E oxidation.
  • To elucidate the function of chromanols in mitochondrial electron transport.

Main Methods:

  • Liposome-based electron transfer assays.
  • Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectroscopy for radical detection.
  • Mitochondrial membrane studies with antimycin A inhibition.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated direct electron transfer between liposome-encapsulated tocopherol and cytochrome c.
  • Showed reduced cytochrome c protects vitamin E from UV and lipoxygenase-induced oxidation.
  • Detected and quantified tocopheroxyl radicals using ESR, correlating with cytochrome c redox state.
  • Chromanols bypassed antimycin A inhibition in mitochondrial membranes, restoring electron transport.

Conclusions:

  • Cytochrome c facilitates electron transfer with tocopherol, offering antioxidant protection.
  • Tocopherol and its homologues can reduce oxidized cytochrome c, forming tocopheroxyl radicals.
  • Cytochrome c may complement ubiquinol in regenerating mitochondrial vitamin E.

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