title: Uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation by hexetidine.
abstract: To gain further insight into the biochemical properties of the antibacterial hexetidine, isolated rat liver mitochondria were added with this drug and investigation made of certain features related to mitochondrial bioenergetics. Hexetidine was found to cause oxidation of intramitochondrial pyridine nucleotides and stimulate the rate of oxygen uptake caused by respiratory substrates involving three, two and one site(s) of phosphorylation. Reversal of oxygen uptake inhibition by oligomycin was also determined. By investigating hexetidine effect on oxidative phosphorylation, hexetidine was found both to inhibit the rate of ATP synthesis and to cause ATP hydrolysis. Likewise, hexetidine capability to produce acidification of extramitochondrial medium and to collapse delta psi was also observed. The reported findings show that hexetidine exhibits uncoupling properties.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006590:Hexetidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008933:Mitochondrial Swelling / Q000187:drug effects; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D009840:Oligomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013386:Succinates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D019802:Succinic Acid
chemical_list: D009840:Oligomycins; D013386:Succinates; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D002258:Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone; D006590:Hexetidine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D019802:Succinic Acid