Partial purification of tightly bound mitochondrial hexokinase from maize (Zea mays L.) root membranes
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Partial purification of tightly bound mitochondrial hexokinase from maize (Zea mays L.) root membranes.
In mammals, hexokinase (HK) is strategically located at the outer membrane of mitochondria bound to the porin protein. The mitochondrial HK is a crucial modulator of apoptosis and reactive oxygen species generation. In plants, these properties related to HK are unknown. In order to better understand the physiological role of non-cytosolic hexokinase (NC-HK) in plants, we developed a purificatio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0100-879X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006005000017