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Assay of metabolic superoxide production in Escherichia coli.

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Imlay, J A, Fridovich, I·1991·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Superoxide production has been measured in subcellular fractions of SOD-deficient Escherichia coli provided with physiological reductants. Although cytosolic enzyme(s) do generate O2-., the larger portion is produced by autoxidation of components of the respiratory electron-transport chain. At 37 degrees C and with pO2, NADH, and NAD+ levels matching those in vivo, respiring membrane vesicles generate 3 O2-./10,000 electrons transferred. This corresponds to intracellular O2-. production, in glucose-fed cells, of 5 microM/s. The high SOD content of normal cells restricts O2-. accumulation to 2.10(-10) M, with a moderate gradient from the membrane to the center of the cell. SOD-deficient mutants achieve a much higher steady-state content of O2-.. Rates of superoxide-mediated inactivation of certain enzymes are sufficiently rapid that even 10(-10) M O2-. imposes a significant oxidative stress.

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Authors
Imlay, J. A., & Fridovich, I.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1991-04
Volume
266
Issue
11
Pages
6957-6965
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W1537686192
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420
References
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4.69
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journal article
Language
en
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