title: Oxygen consumption and cellular ion transport: evidence for adenosine triphosphate to O2 ratio near 6 in intact cell.
abstract: Oxygen (O2) consumption and net K+ uptake were measured simultaneously upon reintroduction of K+ into a K+-depleted suspension of renal tubules. The K+/O2 stoichiometries of 11.8 +/- 0.2 and 8.4 +/- 0.6 were obtained for reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide- and flavoprotein-linked substrates, respectively. These values complement classical K+ to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and ATP/O2 stoichiometries, thereby demonstrating a remarkably efficient coupling between the processes of Na+- and K+-dependent adenosinetriphosphatase-mediated ion transport and oxidative phosphorylation within the intact cell.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D010042:Ouabain; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium