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Simultaneous Measurement of Superoxide/Hydrogen Peroxide and NADH Production by Flavin-containing Mitochondrial Dehydrogenases
Published on: February 24, 2018
Production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide from specific mitochondrial sites under different bioenergetic
Hoi-Shan Wong1, Pratiksha A Dighe2, Vojtech Mezera2
1From the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California 94945 hwong@buckinstitute.org.
Abstract:
Mitochondrial production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide is potentially important in cell signaling and disease. Eleven distinct mitochondrial sites that differ markedly in capacity are known to leak electrons to oxygen to produce O2̇̄ and/or H2O2 We discuss their contributions to O2̇̄/H2O2 production under native conditions in mitochondria oxidizing different substrates and in conditions mimicking physical exercise and the changes in their capacities after caloric restriction. We review the use of S1QELs and S3QELs, suppressors of mitochondrial O2̇̄/H2O2 generation that do not inhibit oxidative phosphorylation, as tools to characterize the contributions of specific sites in situ and in vivo.
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