IUPAC definition : organelles appearing in all eukaryotic cells which produce ATP as useful energy for
the cell by oxidative phosphorylation. The proteins for the adenosine 5'-triphosphate
(ATP)-generating electron transport of the respiration chain are located in the inner
mitochondrial membrane. Mitochondria contain many enzymes of the citric acid cycle
and for fatty acid β-oxidation. Many of them are coded for by nuclear DNA.;
organelles appearing in all eukaryotic cells which produce ATP as useful energy for
the cell by oxidative phosphorylation. The proteins for the adenosine 5'-triphosphate
(ATP)-generating electron transport of the respiration chain are located in the inner
mitochondrial membrane. Mitochondria contain many enzymes of the citric acid cycle
and for fatty acid β-oxidation. Many of them are coded for by nuclear DNA.