[The lack of the effect of a strong constant magnetic field on isolated membrane preparations of Na,K-dependent ATPase].

Effect of constant magnetic field (CMF) with induction 10 T on membrane preparations of Na,K-dependent ATPase of bovine brain (lipoproteid vesicules with 300-500 A diameter) were studied. No CMF effect on the activity of Na,K-dependent ATPase was observed under different experimental conditions (three temperature points 15, 20 and 37 degrees C and great variation of Na+,K+ concentrations ratio). CMF also produced no effect on the preparations of Na,K-dependent ATPase immobilized by adsorption on millipore filters.

[Inhibition of respiration of mitochondria by o-phenanthroline in a constant magnetic field].

Preincubation of mitochondria treated with chelator of non-heme ferrum o-phenanthroline (0,067-0,267) for 20 min at 18 degrees C in the constant magnetic field of 330 mT brings about a decrease of the intensity of their uncoupled respiration with NAD-dependent substrates by 15-20% as compared to similar mitochondria preparations without the magnetic field effect. The latter is not realized during conjugated respiration with NAD-dependent substrates at uncoupled respiration with succinate, and in the absence of o-phenanthroline as well.

[Effect of digitonin on the activity of Na,K-ATPase from bovine brain].

The kinetic properties of intact and digitonin-treated Na,K-ATPase from bovine brain were studied. The temperature dependence curve for the rate of ATP hydrolysis under optimal conditions (upsilon 0) in the Arrhenius plots shows a break at 19-20 degrees. The temperature dependence curves for Km' and Km" have breaks at the same temperatures, while the Arrhenius plot for V is linear.

[Mechanisms of the action of psychotropic preparations on transport ATPases].

Psychotropic drugs, especially neuroleptics, reversibly and noncompetitively inhibit the activity of Na, K-ATPase of the brain and Ca, Mg-ATPase of the sarcoplasmatic reticulum. The inhibitory effect is more pronounced versus the sarcoplasmatic reticulum and less marked versus purified enzymatic preparations. It is not much dependable on variations in the protein concentration of enzymatic preparations and is not related to drug binding to sulfhydryl groups of an enzyme.