All Access Pass - 1 FREE Month!
Institutional email required, no credit card necessary.
Mitochondria
MITOCHONDRION
  • Double-membrane bound: inner membrane invaginates to form cristae
  • Space within cristae: matrix (contains free ribosomes)
  • Space between inner and outer membranes: intermembrane space
  • Synthesizes ATP via citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation (couples oxidation of nutrients with ADP phosphorylation)

Mitochondria

Mitochondria
  • Cell's "powerhouse."
  • Double membrane
    • inner membrane comprised of cristae
  • The space within the cristae is called the "matrix".
  • The space between the outer and inner membranes is called"intermembrane space."
  • Synthesize ATP, the cell's energy currency.
    • Via the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, which is the coupling of two reactions: the oxidation of nutrients and the phosphorylation of ADP.
    • They have electron transport chains and enzymes embedded in their inner membrane, which facilitate these reactions.
  • Free ribosomes lie within their matrix.

Related Tutorials