"Ultrastructure of the Mitochondrial Membrane and Respiratory Ensembles"

Electron microscopy is the leading method for studying the ultrastructure of cells. The mitochondrial membrane system serves not only as a structural case, but also contains highly organized ensembles of respiratory enzymes that participate in ATP synthesis, in the osmotic work of active transport and in the mechanical coupling underlying changes in the shape and volume of mitochondria. Now we will consider the ultrastructure of the mitochondrial membrane according to chemical analysis and electron microscopy and other physical studies, as well as the molecular and enzymatic architecture of respiratory ensembles, which are believed to be structural units of the mitochondrial membrane.