Mitochondria
- Created by: chelsea.D
- Created on: 20-09-19 20:48
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- Mitochondria
- mitochondrion(singular)
- They turn fats,sugars and proteins that we eat into chemical energy
- NOTE:They produce 90% of the chemical energy the cells need to survive!
- So its easy to say when mitochondria doesn't function properly, serious diseases are the result
- E.g Diabetes and deafness
- So its easy to say when mitochondria doesn't function properly, serious diseases are the result
- NOTE:They produce 90% of the chemical energy the cells need to survive!
- Interestingly, mitochondria play a special role in making cells die:(apoptosis)
- This is very important for growth and development.
- Sometimes, cells don't die when they should,and start to grow uncontrollably
- This is how tumors start to grow, which is why mitochondria plays and important role in cancer
- They are also since as anti-cancer drugs
- This is how tumors start to grow, which is why mitochondria plays and important role in cancer
- Sometimes, cells don't die when they should,and start to grow uncontrollably
- This is very important for growth and development.
- >They have a double membrane
- They produce ATP
- ATP-Adenosine Triphosphate
- This is the highest energy molecule that we need to carry out life processes.
- ATP-Adenosine Triphosphate
- Mitochondria have two different membranes.
- The outer mitochondrial membrane has large pores.
- This allows the passage of ions and molecules to pass through
- The inner membrane on the other hand has a constricted permeability.
- This creates compartments separating matrix from the cytosolic environment
- The outer mitochondrial membrane has large pores.
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