GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005759 - mitochondrial matrix
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005759
- Name
- mitochondrial matrix
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- The gel-like material, with considerable fine structure, that lies in the matrix space, or lumen, of a mitochondrion. It contains the enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle and, in some organisms, the enzymes concerned with fatty acid oxidation.
