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  • Title: Intramitochondrial localization of fumarate reductase, NADPH----NAD transhydrogenase, 'malic' enzyme and fumarase in adult Hymenolepis diminuta.
    Author: McKelvey JR, Fioravanti CF.
    Journal: Mol Biochem Parasitol; 1985 Nov; 17(2):253-63. PubMed ID: 4069158.
    Abstract:
    The intramitochondrial localization of the fumarate reductase, NADPH----NAD transhydrogenase, 'malic' enzyme and fumarase was determined in adult Hymenolepis diminuta. The distribution of marker enzymes for the inner membrane, matrix, intermembrane space and outer membrane of H. diminuta mitochondria simulated that of the corresponding ascarid and mammalian organelles. The electron transport-coupled fumarate reductase and the NADPH----NAD transhydrogenase were components of the inner membrane whereas the 'malic' enzyme and fumarase were in the matrix soluble compartment. Assessments of NADH utilization, malate-dependent NADP reduction and NADPH----NAD transhydrogenation by presumedly intact and disrupted mitochondria supported the localization data. The findings presented indicate that in H. diminuta mitochondria (a) NADPH and fumarate are accumulated within the matrix compartment; (b) transhydrogenation between NADPH and NAD is an event associated with the matrix side of the inner membrane; and (c) electron transport-dependent NADH oxidation and fumarate reduction occur at sites on the matrix side of the inner membrane.
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