Chemistry and Physiology of Mitochondria and Microsomes

chondria of tumours, for example. are characterized by a low respiratory power. which may be associated with a deficient mitochondrial organization. Since the physiological limitation of cell respiration appears to lie in the formation of ATP. it would seem that the factors responsible for the splitting of ATP with the formation of phosphate esters. are also respon- sible for the aforementioned control meChanism. The enzyme glucokinase, which is known to be subject to hormonal control in th...