Ceftazidime, sold under the brand names Fortaz among others, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used for joint infections, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infections, malignant otitis externa, pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, and vibrio infection. It is given by injection into a vein or muscle.
Mitochondria is known as powerhouse of cell because the major part of cellular respiration occurs in it, thereby maximum amount of ATP is generated there. This ATP is the energy provider to all the major/minor vital biological functions. ATP is called the energy/power currency of the cell.
FIGURE 2-THYLAKOID. Mitochondria. are the powerhouses of the cell because they âburnâ or break the chemical bonds of glucose to release energy to do work in a cell. Remember that this energy originally came from the sun and was stored in chemical bonds by plants during photosynthesis.