Biochemical aspect of superoxide toxicity to plant mitochondria
1989
Jung, J. | In, M.J. (Seoul National Univ., Suwon (Korea R.). Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry)
Biochemical consequence of the accumulation in cells of superoxide (O2** (-1)) which was proposed to be probably a common chemical factor in the secondary process of the mechanism of chilling injury as well as in the visible light photodamage in cells of higher plants, has been investigated in the present work. Especially focused was the destructive effect on the biochemical activity of mitochondria, as informations which support the suggestion that mitochondrial inner membrane is the major site of production have been collected. Mitochondrial and submitochondrial particles (SMP) were prepared from soybean hypocotyls for this case study. When SMP were treated with the electrolytically produced they suffered not only inhibition of the membrane-bound enzymes as demonstrated by cytochrome c osidase, but also lipid peroxidation of membrane as proved by malondialdehyde production. Malate dehydrogenase present in the protein extract form mitochondrial matrix was also inhibited by the treatment. These results exhibited the chaotic effect of the overproduction and accumulation O2** (-1) in cells under a certain abnormal circumstance such as environmental stress on the physiological function of mitochondria; disruption of the cellular metabolic pathways and the structural integrity of membrane
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