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Oxidative and Phosphorylative Activities of Mitochondria Isolated From Cotton Hypocotyls ¹

Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Mitochondria isolated from 2 strains of cotton plant hypocotyls (Gossypium hirsutum L. var. Rex smooth leaf and Rex glandless) were examined for their oxidative phosphorylation activities. Bovine serum albumin at a relatively high concentration was essential in the extraction medium for the isolation of oxidatively active mitochondria from both strains of cotton. Phosphorylation was obtained only with Rex glandless cotton mitochondria. This activity was low in comparison to the mitochondria isolated from soybeans (Glycine max L. var. Lee). The endogenous gossypol content was found to be much higher in the Rex smooth leaf tissue than in the Rex glandless tissue. In turn, comparable gossypol differences were found associated with their respective mitochondrial fractions. Exogenous gossypol uncoupled succinate oxidation with active mitochondria isolated from soybeans. Gossypol as a possible uncoupler is discussed and compared to carbonyl cyanide, m-chlorophenyl hydrazone and 2,4-dinitrophenol.