Template:SUIT-003 AmR ce D059

Steps and respiratory states

Step	State	Pathway	Q-junction	Comment - Events (E) and Marks (M)
0DTPA				DTPA is an iron chelator, which decreases the chemical fluorescence background created by the Amplex UltraRed assay. Administration of DTPA into the O2k-chamber is recommended before all other chemicals because the iron chelation capacity of the compound is time-dependent (approx. 10-15 min). However, the experiments can be carried out in the absence of DTPA.
0SOD				SOD or superoxide dismutase converts the anion superoxide released by the mitochondria into H₂O₂, making it accessible to the Amplex UltraRed assay.
0HRP				HRP or horseradish peroxidase catalyses the conversion of Amplex UltraRed and H₂O₂ towards the fluorescent resorufin.
0DMSO				DMSO is a solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water. DSMO titration into the O2k-chamber is used to study the effect of the carrier titrations on the respiration.

Step	State	Comment - Events (E) and Marks (M)
ce1	ROUTINE	ce1 ROUTINE respiration in the physiological coupling state R. Externally added permeable substrates could contribute to this respiratory state.
ce2Omy	L_Omy	ce1;ce2Omy Non-phosphorylating resting state (LEAK state); LEAK-respiration, L(Omy), after blocking the ATP synthase with oligomycin.
ce3U	E	ce1;ce2Omy;ce3U Noncoupled electron transfer state, ET state, with ET capacity E.
ce*	ROX	ce1;ce2Omy;ce3U;ce* Rox is the residual oxygen consumption in the ROX state, due to oxidative side reactions, estimated either after inhibition of CIII (e.g. antimycin A, myxothiazol), CIV (e.g. Cyanide) or in the absence of endogenous fuel-substrates. Rox is subtracted from oxygen flux as a baseline for all respiratory states, to obtain mitochondrial respiration.