Abstract
We studied the role of the D-amino acids (D-aa) D-serine, D-alanine, D-methionine, D-aspartate, D-tyrosine and D-arginine on rat liver mitochondria. The stability of D-amino acids, mitochondrial swelling, transmembrane potential and oxygen consumption were studied under oxidative stress conditions in rat liver mitochondria. In the presence of glutamate-malate all D-aas salts increased mitochondrial swelling, while in the presence of succinate plus rotenone only D-ala, D-arg and D-ser, induced mitochondrial swelling. The transmembrane potential (ΔΨ) was decreased in the presence of 1 μM Ca2+. The D-aas inhibited oxygen consumption in state 3. The D-aa studied exerted effects on mitochondria via an increase of free radicals production.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 163-169 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Amino Acids |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- D-Amino acids
- Free radicals
- Liver
- Membrane potential
- Mitochondria
- Mitochondrial Swelling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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