Age‐Dependent Variations in Peroxide‐Utilizing Enzymes from Rat Brain Mitochondria and Cytoplasm

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Abstract
The location of peroxide-utilizing enzymes was studied in rat brain. Glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase distributions indicate that both enzymes are located in the cytoplasm and in the matrix space of synaptosomal and free mitochondria. Catalase distribution parallels that of NADH-cytochrome c reductase (rotenone-insensitive), and appears to be associated with the outer membrane of brain mitochondria. Whereas no gross age-dependent changes in various marker enzymes were found, a gradual but significant increase in glutathione peroxidase from the soluble fraction of free mitochondria was detected. The consequences of such increase are discussed with regard to the reducing potential of the cell.