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. 1976;23(2-3):93-102.

Stimulation of citrate oxidation and transport in human placental mitochondria by L-malate

  • PMID: 970039

Stimulation of citrate oxidation and transport in human placental mitochondria by L-malate

J Swierczyński et al. Acta Biochim Pol. 1976.

Abstract

1. Citrate was oxidized by human placental mitochondria at a rate half that for isocitrate, and cis-aconitate at a rate by 20% lower as with isocitrate. The apparent Km values for these substrates were similar. 2. Oxidation of citrate was stimulated by L-malate but the stimulation was abolished by benzene 1,2,3-tricarboxylate and butylmalonate. 3. Citrate uptake by placental mitochondria was inhibited by benzene 1,2,3--tricarboxylate, and raised specifically by L-malate. Stimulation by fumarate and succinate was found to be due to conversion of these substrates to L-malate. 4. It is concluded that human placental mitochondria contain malate-stimulated tricarboxylate carrier system.

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