Term Name: mitochondrial matrix
Synonyms: mitochondrial lumen, mitochondrial stroma
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.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005759]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: mitochondrion
has parts: Ecsit-NDUFAF1 complex gamma DNA polymerase complex mitochondrial electron transfer flavoprotein complex mitochondrial endopeptidase Clp complex mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation multienzyme complex mitochondrial glutamate synthase complex (NADH) mitochondrial nucleoid mitochondrial processing peptidase complex mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) phosphatase complex mitochondrial ribosome mitochondrial translation initiation complex mitochondrial translation preinitiation complex NAGS/NAGK complex PAM complex, Tim23 associated import motor
is a type of: intracellular organelle lumen