Mitochondria in Higher Plants

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments1 General Organization of Plant Mitochondria I. Mitochondria in the Intact Cell A. Gross Features of Mitochondria B. Ultrastructure of Plant Mitochondria II. The Structure of Isolated Plant Mitochondria A. Isolation of Intact Mitochondria B. Structure of Isolated Mitochondria 2 Composition and Function of Plant Mitochondrial Membranes I. Composition of Mitochondrial Membranes A. Methods for the Separation of the Outer and Inner Mitochondrial Membranes B. Lipid Composition C. Protein and Electron Carrier Composition II. Functions of Plant Mitochondrial Membranes A. Mechanisms of Electron Transport B. Energetics of Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation C. Mechanisms of Anion Transport 3 The Function of Plant Mitochondrial Matrix I. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Its Regulation A. Pyruvate Oxidation B. Citrate Oxidation C. a-Ketoglutarate Oxidation D. Succinate Oxidation E. Miscellaneous Oxidations II. The Mechanism of Malate Oxidation A. Mechanism Involved B. Physiological Significance III. The Mechanism of Glycine Oxidation A. Characterization B. Mechanism Involved 4 Mitochondrial Oxidative Activities in Relation to in Vivo Metabolism I. Mitochondrial Respiratory Control II. Control of Carbohydrate Oxidation in Plant Cells A. Respiration and Glycolysis B. Respiration and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway C. Mitochondrial Electron Transport Activity in the Light D. Mitochondrial Electron Transport and ß-Oxidation of Fatty Acids in Microbodies 5 Biogenesis of Plant Mitochondria I. Phospholipid and Ubiquinone Synthesis II. Plant Mitochondrial DNA A. Structure of Higher Plant Mitochondrial DNA B. Organization of Higher Plant Mitochondrial DNA III. The Mitochondrial Translation System A. Structure B. Products of Plant Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis C. Variation in Mitochondrial Translation Products Associated with Male-Sterile Cytoplasm in Plants IV. Transport of Newly Synthesized Proteins into Mitochondria A. Direct Injection B. Envelope Carriers V. Origin of Plant MitochondriaBibliography Index