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  • Title: Modified properties of hexokinase from heart mitochondria prepared using proteolytic enzyme.
    Author: Aubert-Foucher E, Font B, Gautheron DC.
    Journal: Mol Cell Biochem; 1985 Jul; 67(2):111-8. PubMed ID: 3900691.
    Abstract:
    Isolation of muscle mitochondria is made easier by using proteolytic treatment of the tissue before homogenization. Normally, the proteolytic enzyme is discarded with the supernatant of the first centrifugation. However, our results show that a fraction of enzyme activity remains associated with mitochondria. As shown in experiments described in this paper, mitochondrial hexokinase from tissue treated or not with the proteolytic enzyme exhibits similar properties except that the solubilized enzyme from protease treated tissue is no longer able to rebind to mitochondrial membrane. This modification of the binding ability of the enzyme results from a partial hydrolysis of hexokinase during solubilization experiments by the proteolytic enzyme. Since, as pointed out here, proteolytic enzyme can remain associated with mitochondria, [either absorbed on mitochondrial membrane or included in the mitochondrial pellet] its use for the isolation of muscle mitochondria should be avoided.
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