Abstract
The ultraviolet exposure of the isolated liver mitochondria caused the great acceleration of its swelling, the increase of lipid peroxide content and the loss of ability to couple the oxidative phosphorylation with electron transport system of mitochondria. However, these deleterious effects of exposure were found to reduce in the mitochondria which was incubated with glutathione immediately after ultraviolet exposure. The antioxidant effect of glutathione was discussed.
