Review Article

Metabolic Control Analysis: A Tool for Designing Strategies to Manipulate Metabolic Pathways

Table 3

Control distribution of oxidative phosphorylation.

Enzyme Rat organ mitochondriaSpecific inhibitorInhibition mechanismReference

NADH-CoQ-oxidoreductase (Site 1 of energy conservation or Complex I of respiratory chain)0.15Heart (0.5 mM pyr + 0.2  M Ca2+)RotenoneNoncompetitive tightly bound[93]
0.26Heart (10 mM pyr + 10 mM mal)[95]
0.31Kidney (0.5 mM pyr + 0.2  M Ca2+)[93]
0.06Kidney (10 mM pyr + 10 mM mal)[95]
0.06–0.10Brain (0.05 mM pyr + 0.4  M Ca2+)[91]
0.25Brain (10 mM pyr + 10 mM mal)[95]
0Tumor (10 mM glut + 3 mM mal)[96]
0.27Liver (10 mM pyr + 10 mM mal)[95]
0.13Skeletal muscle (10 mM pyr + 10 mM mal)[95]

CoQ.cytochrome c oxidoreductase (Site 2 of energy conservation or Complex III of respiratory chain)0.01HeartAntimycinNoncompetitive tightly bound[93]
0.19Heart[95]
0.02Kidney[95]
0.05–0.11Brain[91]
0.02Brain[95]
0Tumor[96]
0.43Liver (5 mM Succ + 1  M Ca2+)[94]
0.07 Liver[95]
0.22Skeletal muscle[95]

Cytochrome c oxidase (Site 3 of energy conservation or Complex IV of respiratory chain)0.11HeartCyanide or azideNoncompetitive simple[93]
0.13Heart[95]
0.04Kidney[95]
0.02–0.07Brain[91]
0.02 Brain[95]
0.04Tumor[96]
0.23Liver [94]
0.03Liver [95]
0.20Skeletal muscle[95]

ATP/ADP transporter (adenine-nucleotides or ATP/ADP transporter, carrier or exchanger)0.24HeartCarboxy-atractyloside (CAT)Noncompetitive tightly bound[93]
0.04Heart[95]
0Kidney[93]
0.07Kidney[95]
0.08Brain [91]
0.08Brain [95]
0.60–0.70Tumor[96]
0.48Liver [93]
0.01Liver [93]
0.37Skeletal muscle (10 mM Glut + 3 mM mal)[97]
0.08Skeletal muscle[95]
ATP synthase0.34HeartOligomycinNoncompetitive tightly bound[93]
0.12Heart[95]
0.32Kidney[93]
0.27Kidney[95]
0.09–0.20Brain[91]
0.26Brain[95]
0.28Tumor[96]
0.05Liver[94]
0.20Liver[95]
0.10Skeletal muscle[97]
0.10Skeletal muscle[95]

Pi transporter0.15HeartMersalylNoncompetitive simple[93]
0.14Heart[95]
0.43Kidney[93]
0.28Kidney[95]
0.13Brain[91]
0.26Brain[95]
0Tumor[96]
0.05–0.12Liver[94]
0.26Liver[95]
0.15Skeletal muscle[97]
0.08Skeletal muscle[95]

Pyruvate transporter0.15Heartα-cyano-4-hydroxy-cinnamateNoncompetitive simple[95]
0.03Kidney[95]
0.08Brain[91]
0.26Brain[95]
0.21Liver[95]
0.20Skeletal muscle[95]

Dicarboxylates transporter0.05–0.14LiverMalate or butyl-malonateCompetitive simple[94]

External ATPase0.40Skeletal musclePurified ATPase addition[94]