Plant mitochondria /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Annual plant reviews ;
v. 31. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | Mitochondria are critical organelles in the metabolic regulation of all eukaryotic organisms. Knowledge of their biochemistry and molecular biology in plants has been fuelled over recent years by the rapid progress made in genome sequencing and the ability to manipulate gene expression. As the site of oxidative energy metabolism mitochondria synthesize the majority of respiratory ATP in plants, animals and fungi. They are involved in the production of many novel compounds, such as phospholipids, nucleotides and several amino acids. Essential to eukaryotic life, even organisms with the capability to respire anaerobically can only survive when mitochondria are present to manufacture these unique chemicals. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470986592 047098659X 9780470986585 0470986581 |