This folding help to increase the surface area inside the organelle. The cristae and the proteins of the inner membrane aids in the production of ATP molecules (Cooper, 2000). There are various chemical reactions taking place in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Unlike the outer membrane, the inner membrane is strictly permeable, it is permeable only to oxygen, ATP and it also helps in regulating transfer of metabolites across the membrane. There is a space between the outer and inner membrane of the mitochondria, which has the same composition as that of the cell's cytoplasm; there is a difference in the protein content in the intermembrane space (Cooper, 2000). The matrix of the mitochondria is a complex mixture of proteins and enzymes. These enzymes are important for the synthesis of ATP molecules, mitochondrial ribosomes, tRNAs and mitochondrial
This folding help to increase the surface area inside the organelle. The cristae and the proteins of the inner membrane aids in the production of ATP molecules (Cooper, 2000). There are various chemical reactions taking place in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Unlike the outer membrane, the inner membrane is strictly permeable, it is permeable only to oxygen, ATP and it also helps in regulating transfer of metabolites across the membrane. There is a space between the outer and inner membrane of the mitochondria, which has the same composition as that of the cell's cytoplasm; there is a difference in the protein content in the intermembrane space (Cooper, 2000). The matrix of the mitochondria is a complex mixture of proteins and enzymes. These enzymes are important for the synthesis of ATP molecules, mitochondrial ribosomes, tRNAs and mitochondrial