The alternative oxidase is used as a second terminal oxidase in the mitochondria, electrons are transfered directly from reduced ubiquinol to oxygen forming water [2]. This is not coupled to ATP synthesis and is not inhibited by cyanide, this pathwa ...
The alternative oxidase is used as a second terminal oxidase in the mitochondria, electrons are transfered directly from reduced ubiquinol to oxygen forming water [2]. This is not coupled to ATP synthesis and is not inhibited by cyanide, this pathway is a single step process [1]. In rice the transcript levels of the alternative oxidase are increased by low temperature [1].