Intermembrane space
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Intermembrane space
The intermembrane space is the region between the inner membrane and the outer membrane of a mitochondrion or a chloroplast. Its main function is nucleotide phosphorylation .
B. Intermembrane space of the mitochondria
C. Inner membrane of the mitochondria
D. Matrix of the mitochondria ...
A mitochondrion consists of outer and inner membranes, an intermembrane space (space in between the membranes), the cristae (infoldings of the inner membrane), and the matrix (space within the inner membrane).
The ellipsoid-shaped chloroplast is enclosed in a double membrane and the area between the two layers that make up the membrane is called the intermembrane space.
harnessing the energy released by this transfer to the pumping of protons (H+) from the matrix to the intermembrane space.
As a result of the electron transport system, hydrogen ions become concentrated in the intermembrane space. These concentrated ions contain energy much like a dam.
 See also: Membrane, Mitochondria, Protein, Trans, Molecule
  
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