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. 2016 Dec 9;11(12):e0167748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167748

Fig 5. Overview of aerobic respiration and energy synthesis in the mitochondrial respiratory chain upon essential oil exposure.

Fig 5

The complex I is a target-recognizing domain. The blue dotted arrowed line represents that essential oil affects the hydrogen carrier to block the electron flow. The genes encoding complex II-IV were down-regulated. The genes encoding tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), lipid, polysaccharide, and protein metabolism were up-regulated at different expression levels. CoASH, CoA, NADH, NAD+, CoQ, Cytc, ATP, ADP, Pi, H+, and e- represent the hydrogensulfide coenzyme A, coenzyme A, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide, coenzyme Q, cytochrome C, adenosine triphosphate, adenosine diphosphate, phosphonates, hydrogenion, and electron, respectively.