Tributyltin (TBT) and dibutyltin (DBT) differently inhibit the mitochondrial Mg-ATPase activity in mussel digestive gland
2011
Nesci, Salvatore | Ventrella, Vittoria | Trombetti, Fabiana | Pirini, Maurizio | Borgatti, Anna Rosa | Pagliarani, Alessandra
Tri-n-butyltin (TBT) has long been considered as the most toxic among organotins, especially to membrane systems. The partially dealkylated derivative di-n-butyltin (DBT) has up to now received poor attention and, whenever considered, shown to be less toxic than TBT except on the immune system. The present kinetic approach evidences that both TBT and DBT in vitro inhibit the Mg-ATPase in mussel digestive gland mitochondria by a different mechanism. DBT even displays a higher efficiency than TBT (IC₅₀=0.32μM for TBT vs. 0.19μM for DBT) in inhibiting the enzyme hydrolytic activity. Differently from TBT which at high concentrations (>1μM) apparently decreases the oligomycin-sensitivity of the Mg-ATPase, DBT at any concentration tested does not affect the oligomycin sensitivity. TBT probably binds to F₀, either in the form of free enzyme or of enzyme–substrate complex (Ki=K′i), acting as non-competitive inhibitor with respect to the ATP substrate. Conversely DBT, which acts as uncompetitive inhibitor of ATP and as competitive inhibitor of Mg²⁺ cofactor, may bind strongly to F₁ subunit, thus preventing ATP hydrolysis. The Mg-ATPase inhibition by both organotins warns against a potential threat to crucial cell energy metabolism processes even after years from contamination and partial TBT debutylation.
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