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OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION IN MITOCHONDRIA FROM GERMINATING PEAS
Author(s) -
Zeevaart A. J.,
Gruber M.,
Van Raalte M. H.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1968.tb00138.x
Subject(s) - oxidative phosphorylation , germination , mitochondrion , homogenization (climate) , phosphorylation , biochemistry , chemistry , oxidative damage , biology , botany , oxidative stress , ecology , biodiversity
SUMMARY The P/O ratio, with succinate, of mitochondria from the cotyledons of peas was 1.0–1.5 during the first 2 days of germination; from the third day on it decreased till zero at the fifth day. The uncoupling was caused by a mixture of long‐chain fatty acids, which are formed during the homogenization of the tissue. The uncoupling, therefore, is not due to changes in the mitochondria during germination.