Alternative oxidase in the branched mitochondrial respiratory network: an overview on structure, function, regulation, and role
Plants and some other organisms including protists possess a complex branched respiratory network in their mitochondria. Some pathways of this network are not energy-conserving and allow sites of energy conservation to be bypassed, leading to a decrease of the energy yield in the cells. It is a chal...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1998-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600003 |