sitozol
Sitozol, known in English as cytosol, is the liquid component of the cytoplasm that fills the interior of the cell outside of organelles. It is the aqueous medium in which many metabolic reactions take place and in which soluble proteins, enzymes, and small metabolites are dissolved. The cytosol is largely water, but it also contains dissolved ions such as potassium, magnesium, and phosphate, as well as a wide range of metabolites and macromolecules. The environment is highly crowded by macromolecules, which affects reaction rates and diffusion.
Many essential cytosolic processes occur in the cytosol, including portions of glycolysis, protein synthesis on free
The cytoskeleton, a network of actin filaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules, resides within the cytosol and
In contrast to the broader term cytoplasm, which encompasses the cytosol plus organelles and inclusions, the