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. 1976 Aug;41(8):1460-70.

[Functional characterization of the creatine phosphokinase reactions in heart mitochondria and myofibrils]

[Article in Russian]
  • PMID: 1030648

[Functional characterization of the creatine phosphokinase reactions in heart mitochondria and myofibrils]

[Article in Russian]
V A Saks et al. Biokhimiia. 1976 Aug.

Abstract

The kinetic properties of MM-isozyme of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) bound to heart myofibrils have been determined experimentally. It has been shown that CPK isozymes bound to the heart myofibrils and mitochondria are electrophoretically different, but have very similar kinetic properties. For both isozymes the ATP formation reaction is preferable. However, in heart mitochondria the kinetic properties of CPK are compensated for by a tight functional coupling with ATP-ADP translocase. Due to this coupling the ATP formed in the course of oxidative phosphorylation can be used completely for creatine phosphate production in mitochondria. On the other hand, the kinetic properties of myofibrillar CPK isozyme are such that they provide for the effective utilization of creatine phosphate produced in mitochondria for rephosphorylation of AKP formed in the myofibrils during contraction. It is concluded that in the heart cells energy can be transferred from the mitochondria to the myofibrils by creatine phosphate molecules.

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