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Proline
Description
Proline (Pro), C5H9NO2, is an amino acid which occurs under physiological conditions mainly in the nonpolar form, with pKa1 = 1.99 pKa2 = 10.96. Proline is an anaplerotic substrate that supports both the proline dehydrogenase pathway control state and the glutamate anaplerotic pathway control state, particularly in flight muscle of many (but not all) insects. Proline is oxidized to delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate by the mtIM L-proline:quinone oxidoreductase (proline dehydrogenase, ProDH), with reduction of FAD to FADH2 and direct entry into the Q-junction. delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate is converted to glutamate by 1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase.
Abbreviation: Pro
Reference: PubChem, Teulier 2016 Proc Biol Sci
Communicated by Gnaiger E 2014-08-02, edited 2016-11-29.
Application in HRR
- Preparation of 2 M stock solution (dissolved in H2O; M.W. = 115.13)
- Weigh 1.1513 g L-proline and transfer to a 5 mL volumetric glass flask.
- Add to 5 mL of H2O and divide into 0.5 mL portions.
- Store at -20 °C.
- » O2k manual titrations
- Titration volume: 10 µL using a 25 µl syringe (2 mL O2k-Chamber).
- Final concentration: 10 mM.
References
- Teulier L, Weber JM, Crevier J, Darveau CA (2016) Proline as a fuel for insect flight: enhancing carbohydrate oxidation in hymenopterans. Proc Biol Sci 283: 20160333. - »Bioblast link«
MitoPedia topics: Substrate and metabolite
