Cell's Powerhouses Dismantled: Complete Inventory Of All Proteins In Mitochondria

ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2009) — All of life is founded on the interactions of millions of proteins. These are the building blocks for cells and form the molecular mechanisms of life. The problem is that proteins are extremely difficult to study, particularly because there are so many of them and they appear in all sizes and weights. Now, Kris Gevaert from VIB/Ghent University and colleagues from the universities of Freiburg and Bochum have achieved a breakthrough in protein research. Using yeast, they have succeeded in making virtually the complete inventory of all the proteins in the mitochondria, the energy producers found in every cell.



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alpha-tocopherol beta-Oxidation Localized to Rat Liver Mitochondria

Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Oct 8

Mustacich DJ, Leonard SW, Patel NK, Traber MG.
Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Keywords: dietary supplements, vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), hepatic metabolism, microsomes, peroxisomes, trolox, alpha-CEHC, "mitochondrial role in alpha-tocopherol metabolism".