title: [Respiration of wheat root cells under simultaneous inhibition of parts I and III of the electron transport chain of mitochondria by rotenone and antimycine A].
abstract: Respiration of excised roots of 5 day old wheat seedlings with blocked mitochondrial oxidation under simultaneous action of rotenone and antimycine A was studied. A reduced rate of oxygen uptake was observed within the first hour of root treatment inhibitors. However, after a 5 h exposure there was an increase in oxygen uptake, which was prevented by KCN but amplified by malate and ascorbate. The application of inhibitors caused a considerable increase in the respiratory coefficient (RC) up to 2.1, that suggests a significant CO2 release, when the initial sites of mitochondrial electron transport chain were inhibited. RC did not raise, when ascorbate was added in the presence of inhibitors. We assume that inhibition of mitochondrial oxidation at I and III sites of electron transport chain facilitates switching on the alternative paths of reductant translocation to oxygen. Participation of ATPases and redox system of plasma membrane in the response reactions of respiration directed to the restoration of ion, particularly, proton homeostasis in conditions of inhibited mitochondrial oxidation is discussed.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Rakhmatullina
authors.forename: L Kh
authors.initials: LKh
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Ogorodnikova
mesh_terms: D000968:Antimycin A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004579:Electron Transport; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012402:Rotenone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000378:metabolism; D014908:Triticum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014475:Uncoupling Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014475:Uncoupling Agents; D012402:Rotenone; D000968:Antimycin A; D010100:Oxygen