Editing Mitochondrial matrix (section)

=== Transamination ===
[[Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid|α-Ketoglutarate]] and [[oxaloacetate]] can be converted into amino acids within the matrix through the process of [[transamination]]. These reactions are facilitated by transaminases in order to produce [[aspartate]] and [[asparagine]] from oxaloacetate. Transamination of α-ketoglutarate produces [[glutamate]], [[proline]], and [[arginine]]. These amino acids are then used either within the matrix or transported into the cytosol to produce proteins.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last1=Karmen|first1=A.|last2=Wroblewski|first2=F.|last3=Ladue|first3=J. S.|date=1955-01-01|title=Transaminase activity in human blood|journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation|volume=34|issue=1|pages=126–131|doi=10.1172/JCI103055|issn=0021-9738|pmc=438594|pmid=13221663}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kirsch|first1=Jack F.|last2=Eichele|first2=Gregor|last3=Ford|first3=Geoffrey C.|last4=Vincent|first4=Michael G.|last5=Jansonius|first5=Johan N.|author-link5=Johan Jansonius|last6=Gehring|first6=Heinz|last7=Christen|first7=Philipp|date=1984-04-15|title=Mechanism of action of aspartate aminotransferase proposed on the basis of its spatial structure|journal=Journal of Molecular Biology|volume=174|issue=3|pages=497–525|doi=10.1016/0022-2836(84)90333-4|pmid=6143829}}</ref>