Activity and functional interaction of alternative oxidase and uncoupling protein in mitochondria from tomato fruit

Cyanide-resistant alternative oxidase (AOX) is not limited to plant mitochondria and is widespread among several types of protists. The uncoupling protein (UCP) is much more widespread than previously believed, not only in tissues of higher animals but also in plants and in an amoeboid protozoan. Th...

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Main Authors: F.E. Sluse, W. Jarmuszkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000300002