Experientia. Basel 1980-05-15

2-Halogeno-ethanols as an uncoupler of phosphorylation in rat liver mitochondria.

S Ebina, Y Nagai

Index: Experientia 36(5) , 537-9, (1980)

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Abstract

2-Chloroethanol, 2-bromoethanol and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol at a concentration of 0.79 vol.% stimulated state 4 respiration and released oligomycin inhibition of state 3 respiration. 2-Fluoroethanol and 1-propanol at the same concentration did not affect the respiration.