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. 2002 Mar;80(5):780-7.
doi: 10.1046/j.0022-3042.2002.00744.x.

Generation of reactive oxygen species by the mitochondrial electron transport chain

Yuanbin Liu  1 , Gary Fiskum, David Schubert
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Generation of reactive oxygen species by the mitochondrial electron transport chain

Yuanbin Liu et al. J Neurochem. 2002 Mar.

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Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), which is composed of four multiprotein complexes named complex I-IV, is believed to be important in the aging process and in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Previous studies have identified the ubiquinone of complex III and an unknown component of complex I as the major sites of ROS generation VSports手机版. Here we show that the physiologically relevant ROS generation supported by the complex II substrate succinate occurs at the flavin mononucleotide group (FMN) of complex I through reversed electron transfer, not at the ubiquinone of complex III as commonly believed. Indirect evidence indicates that the unknown ROS-generating site within complex I is also likely to be the FMN group. It is therefore suggested that the major physiologically and pathologically relevant ROS-generating site in mitochondria is limited to the FMN group of complex I. These new insights clarify an elusive target for intervening mitochondrial ROS-related processes or diseases. .

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