intermembrane space
Between double membranes
The intermembrane space is the compartment between the inner and outer membranes of mitochondria or chloroplasts.
In cellular respiration, protons are pumped into this space, creating the electrochemical gradient that drives ATP synthesis.
The term appears in biology and biochemistry: Cytochrome c resides in the intermembrane space.
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- cristaeMitochondrial membrane infoldings
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
- protonsPositive nuclear particles
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
cellular respiration · ADP · NADH · organelle · eukaryote · energy · pumping · voltage · permeability · translocation · compartment · bilayer · enzymes
- cell membranesbilayer, phospholipid, phospholipids, cholesterol, permeability
- Mitochondriamitochondria, ATP, cristae, mitochondrial DNA, NADH
- Organelle Partscristae, matrix, stroma, nucleolus, lumen
- cell partsnucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes, ribosome
- organellesmitochondria, mitochondrion, chloroplast, nucleus, lysosome
- plastidschloroplast