Intermembrane Space - Intermembrane Space of Chloroplast

Intermembrane Space of Chloroplast

The intermembrane space of the chloroplast is extremely small, somewhere from 10-20 nm thick. Unlike the intermembrane space of the mitochondria, the intermembrane space of the chloroplast does not seem to have any obvious function.

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