centrifugation in 0.25 M sucrose. Oxygen uptake was determined by a Clark-type oxygen
electrode in a perspex chamber of 0.9 ml capacity. All experiments were performed at 23" C,
and the initial pH of the incubation media was 7.2. Protein was determined by the biuret
method. Oligomycin, rotenone, sodium succinate, sodium~~-3-hydroxybutyrate, ATP and
ADP were obtained from Sigma Chemical Co.; valinomycin from Calbiochem, and all …