Chapter 8 Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

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1. Mitochondria and oxidative phosphorylation
      A. Mitochondrial structure and function
      B. Specific functions localized within the Mit by disruption of the organelle and fractionation
2. Molecular basis of oxidative phosphorylation
        A. Molecular basis of oxidation: Electron- transport chain
        B. Molecular basis of phosphorylation: ATP synthase
        C. Mithchell's Chemiosmotic theory (1961)
3. Chloroplast and photosynthesis
        A. The structure of Chloroplasts
        B. Photosynthesis
        C. The antenna complex and photochemical reaction center in a photosystem
4. Organelle DNAand protein importing
        A. Organelle DNA
        B. Mit and Chl have their own genetic systems
        C. The transport protein into Mitochondria. And Chloroplast
5. The proliferation and origin of Mitochondria and Chloroplast.
        A. Organelle growth and division determine the number of Mitochondria and Plastids in a cell
        B. Origin: The endosymbiont theory