title: [Coupling between 3-ketosteroid-delta'-dehydrogenase and the respiratory chain in the bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis].
abstract: Intact bacterial cells and their cytoplasmic membranes obtained by ultrasonic desintegration are able to induce dehydration of hydrocortisone to prednisolone that is coupled with O2 uptake. This reaction is inhibited by cyanide and 2-n-nonyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide (HOQNO). Oxidation of hydrocortisone results in cytochrome reduction both in intact cells and in cytoplasmic membranes. Aerobic dehydration of hydrocortisone is linked with transmembrane potential generation. The data obtained suggest that the electron translocation from 3-ketosteroid-delta'-dehydrogenase to O2 occurs via the respiratory chain. The enzyme donates reduced equivalents directly to the respiratory chain, presumably at the level of menaquinone.
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D003486:Cyanides / Q000494:pharmacology; D003580:Cytochromes / Q000378:metabolism; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D003580:Cytochromes; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; C010494:nonyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C022656:3-oxosteroid delta(1) dehydrogenase; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Sviaz' 3-ketosteroid-del'ta-degidrogenazy s dykhatel'noĭ tsep'iu bakteriĭ Arthrobacter globiformis.