Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant
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Mitochondria is an respirosome, so it can avail oxygen out of complex IV and the oxygen used in the ETS without complex IV, always get converted into ROS.
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In actively respiring mitochondria, 0.1% to as much as 4% of the O2 used in respiration forms •O22- — more than enough to have lethal effects unless the free radical is quickly disposed of.
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To prevent oxidative damage by • O2 2 , cells have several forms of the enzyme superoxide dismutase, which catalyzes the formation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)