Study on the Characterization of Light-induced Mitochondrial ATP Synthase in Pleurotus ostreatus

Mitochondria in Pleurotus ostreatus were isolated and purified by the stepped sucrose density gradient centrifugation, to investigate the effects of the light on the enzymatic activity of the mitochondrial ATP synthase. This enzyme, which was illuminated by the light ranging from 400 nm to 700 nm, showed that the specific activity was stimulated at 490 nm for 15 sec. Effects of organic compounds on the mitochondrial ATP synthase were also investigated at the optimum conditions; The activities of this enzyme were increased to 168 percent by the addition of 2,6-dichlo­rophenol indophenol(DCPIP), 224 percent by phenazine methosulfate(PMS), but inhibited 91 per­cent by oligomycin, 14 percent by 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide(HQNO) and 75 percent by 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), respectively. Effects of metal ions of the mitochondrial ATP synthase were investigated at the optimum conditions. The activities of the enzyme were inhibited 35 percent by , 14 percent by and 73 percent by . For effects of anions, the activities of this enzyme were inhibited 80 percent by , 52 percent by , 28 percent by each of ­and , respectively.