Mitochondria and Anaerobic Energy Metabolism in Eukaryotes
Biochemistry and Evolution
Mitochondria are sometimes called the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, because mitochondria are the site of ATP synthesis in the cell. ATP is the universal energy currency, it provides the power that runs all other life processes. Humans need oxygen to survive because of ATP synthesis in mitochondria. The sugars from our diet are converted to carbon dioxide in mitochondria in a process that requires oxygen. Just like a fire needs oxygen to burn, our mitochondria need oxygen to make ATP. From textbooks and popular literature one can easily get the impression that all mitochondria require oxygen. But that is not the case. There are many groups…
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Weitere Autoren: Tielens, Aloysius G. M. / Mentel, Marek
- ISBN: 978-3-11-061272-1
- EAN: 9783110612721
- Produktnummer: 37140635
- Verlag: De Gruyter
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 269 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 0 KB
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William F. Martin, Düsseldorf, Aloysius G. M. Tielens, Rotterdam, Marek Mentel, Bratislava
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