Chapter 11: Bioenergetics and Metabolism

Weblinks

Photosynthesis & Time
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/ptime/
Animations of the light reactions of photosynthesis, with emphasis on real-time events

Endosymbiosis of mitochondria
http://www.vertical-inc.com/parasiteeve.html
The novel, “Parasite Eve” takes the theory of endosymbiosis leading to mitochondria as its starting point

Chemiosmosis
http://ats.doit.wisc.edu/Biology/cb/ch/ch.htm
Animated interactive tutorial on chemiosmotic generation of energy in mitochondria and chloroplasts

ASU Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/CB&P/
Arizona State University home page for the photosynthesis center

Mitochondrion Reconstructed by Electron Tomography
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/TFrey/MitoMovie.htm
The three-dimensional reconstruction of mitochondria, using tomography, includes movies illustrating this technique

Oxidative Phosphorylation: Chemiosmotic Coupling
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/bcbp/molbiochem/MBWeb/mb1/part2/oxphos.htm
Illustrated outline of chemiosmotic theory with an online tutorial

Mitochondrial Disorders
http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/mitosyn.html
The clinical features, biochemistry, and molecular biology of mitochondrial disorders in humans