mitoplast
mitoplast noun: a mitochondrion that has been stripped of its outer membrane, leaving the inner membrane intact.
Noun
mitoplast (plural mitoplasts)
- A mitochondrion that has been stripped of its outer membrane, leaving the inner membrane intact.
- Successive divisions of this band, which is called the "mitoplast," give rise to several chloroplasts.1920, P.-A. Dangeart, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci., volume 170, abstract, page 301
- With mitoplasts (matrix plus inner mitochondrial membrane) in the same conditions the rate is much lower. When mitoplasts are added to mitochondria that have been incubated for two or more hours at 37 °C, when the rate of proteolysis has decreased, there is a new burst of proteolytic activity.2009, Protein Degradation in Health and Disease, page 170
Forms of mitoplast
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Questions about mitoplast
- What does mitoplast mean?
- Mitoplast means a mitochondrion that has been stripped of its outer membrane, leaving the inner membrane intact.
- What part of speech is mitoplast?
- Mitoplast is a noun.
- What is the plural of mitoplast?
- The plural of mitoplast is mitoplasts.
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