[Phospholipid hydrolysis and ferrous oxide-induced chemiluminescence in surviving rat liver mitochondria]

The content of free fatty acids in mitochondrial and light mitochondrial fractions of the liver increased during 4-hour survival from 11 to 28 and from 8 to 43 nanomoles per mg protein, respectively. In the course of survival, the magnitude of the latent period of the Fe2+-induced chemiluminescence increased 2,5-4-fold in both mitochondrial fractions. With 2-hour survival the time of the chemiluminescence development was more prolonged and its intensity was reduced in the two fractions. The data obtained may indicate the increased antioxidative activity of the organelles during survival of the organ in situ.