Inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase by psychosine (galactosylsphingosine)
1986
Abstract Pi uptake and acetoacetate formation were suppressed by psychosine (galactosylsphingosine) in rat liver mitochondria. Besides, reduced form of cytochrome c increased in the reaction mixture which contained psychosine. Using reduced form of cytochrome c as substrate, less than 5 μM of psychosine (0.1 μmoles/mg of mitochondrial protein) inhibited cytochrome c oxidase by more than 50%. The inhibition was completely reversed by 1% human serum albumin. Thus, a lipid which is produced in the brain has a powerful and yet reversible inhibitory effect on an enzyme of cellular respiration.
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