Table 1.

Kinetic parameters determined in isolated mitochondrial preparations from various cell types.

referenceTissueT°CVmax nmol/mg/minVmax mmol/Lmito/sAffinity K0.5 μMnHThreshold nM
Bragadin et al., 1979  Liver 20 900 5.76  2  
Hutson et al., 1976  Liver 25 640 4.10 3.1   
Vinogradov and Scarpa, 1973  Liver 24 480–780 3.07–4.99 55–70 1.63  
Reed and Bygrave, 1975  Liver 0 19 0.12 2-4 1.7  
McMillin-Wood et al., 1980  Heart 30 577–1750 3.69–11.21 74–189 1  
Scarpa and Graziotti, 1973  Heart 26 480–840 3.07–5.38 30–90 2  
Sembrovich et al., 1985  Skelet. muscle 37 Fast: 55 0.35 0.89 2  
37 Slow: 158 1.01 2.51 3.5  
Brinley et al., 1978* Squid axon 17 200 1.28   200–300 

The experimental data on mitochondrial calcium uptake in nmol/mg protein/minute were converted to μmol/Lmito/s using a factor Φmito=160mins1032.6mgLmito=6.41, or to μmol/Lfiber/s using a factor Φfiber=160mins1032.6mgLmito0.05LmitoLfiber=0.32, since a ratio 1:20 links the two volume references, under the assumption that, in murine fast fibers, mitochondria volume is 5% of fiber volume (see Butera et al., 2021) and 1 mg protein corresponds to 2.6 μl of mitochondria (Schwerzmann et al., 1989). *, intact axon preparation.

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