Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 509-520Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(02)01326-6
Keywords
nitric oxide; free radical; respiratory chain; cytochrome oxidase; reaction mechanism; respiration
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The aim of this work is to review the information available on the molecular mechanisms by which the NO radical reversibly downregulates the function of cytochrome c oxidase (CcOX). The mechanisms of the reactions with NO elucidated over the past few years are described and discussed in the context of the inhibitory effects on the enzyme activity. Two alternative reaction pathways are presented whereby NO reacts with the catalytic intermediates of CcOX populated during turnover. The central idea is that at cellular concentrations of NO (less than or equal to muM), the redox state of the respiratory chain results in the formation of either the nitrosyl- or the nitrite-derivative of CcOX, with potentially different metabolic implications for the cell. In particular, the role played by CcOX in protecting the cell from excess NO, potentially toxic for mitochondria, is also reviewed highlighting the mechanistic differences between eukaryotes and some prokaryotes. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Inc.
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