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Mitochondria
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are responsible for energy production. They are also the
responsible location for which respiration takes place. contain
enzymes that help convert food material into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which
can be used directly by the cell as an .... Middle of Term Paper
... ribosomes and range of
solutes. This is similar to the contents of the chloroplast stroma and like the
chloroplast, the mitochondrion is a semi-autonomous organelles containing the
machinery for the production of some of its own proteins. The main function of
the mitochondrion is the oxidation of the pyruvate derived from glycolysis and
related processes to produce the ATP required to perform cellular work.(Campbell
182-9)
Pyruvate, or fatty acids from the breakdown of triglycerides or
phospholipids, pass easily through pores in the outer mitochondrial membrane
made up of a channel protein called porin. The inner membrane is a mor ... |
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