Knowledge Center: Cellular Energy

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Knowledge Center items filed under Cellular Energy. Categories are plain-language browse labels for explainer pages. They are separate from peptide tags, which list compounds rather than concepts.

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This category holds 2 items.

  • Mitochondria — What are mitochondria and what do they do?
    Mitochondria are the organelles that turn fuel and oxygen into ATP. They carry their own DNA and also govern cell death, calcium, and heat production.
  • Oxidative stress — What is oxidative stress?
    Oxidative stress is the imbalance between reactive oxygen species and the antioxidant defences that neutralise them, leaving cell components damaged.

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