1) What is oxidative phosphorylation? 2) Thoroughly describe the electron transport chain 3) How is ATP made during oxidative phosphorylation?

Q: Until the Krebs cycle, aerobic respiration can be described without mentioning oxygen, the chemical…

A: The cellular respiration is the process by which glucose is broken down and produce metabolic energy…

Q: How do the three active sites of ATP synthase respond to the flow of protons?

A: ATP synthase is a rotatory motor enzyme present in complex V. This ATP synthase utilizes the proton…

Q: What part of the electron transport chain is responsible for the greatest contribution to oxidative…

A: Protein complexes are present in the inner membrane of mitochondria forming an electron transport…

Q: What are the functions of oxygen in oxidative phosphorylation

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is also known as phosphorylation linked to electron-transport. Living…

Q: What occurs during the electron transport system?

A: Electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of four protein complex that couple ,redox reaction.In…

Q: What is the lower energy state electron carrier of cellular respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which organisms combine oxygen with glucose molecules,…

Q: Present  the Cellular organization of the electron transport chain ?

A: Introduction  All cells require energy to survive and energy comes from respiration or metabolism.…

Q: Why would the lack of oxygen completely inhibit the Krebs cycle and the Electron Transport Chain but…

A: The cellular respiration that involves aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration occurs in every…

Q: How many ATP's are formed per molecule of NADH and FADH2? How would a different number of subunits…

A: ATP also called adenosine tri phosphate is the energy currency of the cell and stores energy in the…

Q: The electron transport chain contains four large protein complexes: the NADH-Q reductase complex,…

A: The electron transport chain moves electrons from electron benefactors to electron acceptors through…

Q: Aerobic respiration (includes oxidation of pyruvate and the citric acid cycle): Summary:…

A: The process that involves complete oxidation of respiratory substrates (Glucose) in presence of O2…

Q: What is the overall chemical reaction for cellular respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is the process of producing energy in the form of ATP from glucose in the food…

Q: How Does Cellular Respiration Extract Energy from Glucose?

A: Cells are the smallest functional and structural unit of all organisms. All cells have a cell…

Q: How does cyclic electron transport lead to the production of ATP?

A: In eukaryotes, the electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is the site of oxidative…

Q: How do the roles of ubiquinone and cytochrome c differ from the roles of the other components of the…

A: The electron transport chain is the aerobic respiration last component and is the part of glucose…

Q: What are the two types of energy produced in cells during cellular respiration?

A: Food provides the chemical energy that animals need. Food is made up of organic molecules with…

Q: How Is the Electron-Transport Chain Organized?

A: ATP is the energy currency for all living cells. Cells such as eukaryotic cells and bacterial cells…

Q: What would decrease the number of ATP molecules generated per NADH molecule in the electron…

A: NADH is defined as the body coenzyme which will facilitate numerous biological reactions. NADH is…

Q: How many ATPs are produced by the respiratory chain from all the molecules od FADH2 formed from the…

A: One glucose molecule undergoes the process of aerobic respiration for its complete oxidation that…

Q: What role does cellular respiration play in the metabolism of an organism?

A: Introduction  All cells require energy to survive and energy comes from respiration or metabolism.…

Q: What role does molecular oxygen play in photosynthesis? in aerobic cellular respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is a series of metabolic reactions and processes that occur within organisms'…

Q: What does the electron transport chain create?

A: Electron transport chain (ETC) involves a series of complexes that transfer electrons from donor to…

Q: What are the ultimate products of the electron-transport chain?

A: The electron (ETC) transport chain is the arranged membrane-bounded protein complexes, which are…

Q: What is the mechanistic basis for the observation that the inhibitors of ATP synthase also lead to…

A: Inhibitors of ATP synthase such as the drug (diarylquinoline) were developed against tuberculosis.…

Q: Explain oxidative phosphorylation in detail. How does the electron transport chain work? How does…

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the final stage of cellular respiration. Oxidative phosphorylation is…

Q: Where in mitochondria does the process called respiratory chain occur? Which are the products of the…

A: Cellular respiration is a process in which the complex organic molecules are oxidized to generate…

Q: Why would lack of oxygen completely inhibit the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain but not…

A: Kreb cycle:During aerobic respiration, the sequence of processes by which most live cells create…

Q: In a mixture of NAD+, NADH, ubiquinone, and ubiquinol, which compound will be oxidized? Which will…

A: Electrons are the particles that are present in an atom and revolve around its nucleus containing…

Q: What happens in glycolysis if oxygen and pyruvic acid are absent and NADH + H+ cannot transfer its…

A: Glycolysis is a stage of cellular respiration in which two pyruvate molecules will be formed from a…

Q: Where are the enzymes of the electron transport chain located?

A: Cristae are the folding of the inner mitochondrial membrane. They are tubular regions surrounded by…

Q: Maximal production of ATP from glucose involves the reactions of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle,…

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which organisms utilize oxygen to break down complex food…

Q: How are the processes of the citric acid cycle and the electron-transport chain interrelated?

A: In TCA cycle acetyl Co A generated via glycolysis and pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction is oxidised to…

Q: How does atp synthase produce atp?

A: An ordinary person's daily schedule is packed with activities such as walking, running, writing,…

Q: What are the major features of glycolysis, pyruvate decarboxylation, Kreb's cycle, and electron…

A: The process of cellular respiration involves 4 major stages that include glycolysis pyruvate…

Q: What are the coenzymes that initiates the generation of ATP in the Electron transport chain?

A: Electrons can carry energy. In an electron transport chain, each protein accepts an electron from…

Q: Explain how NADH carry electrons by explaining what a hydride is.   Which metabolites can…

A: NADH- Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is a cofactor cental to metabolism. NADH supplements as…

Q: How does substrate-level phosphorylation differ from phosphorylation linked to the electron…

A: Substrate level phosphorylation is a Direct Phosphorylation and Phosphorylation linked to the…

Q: What are the major events of the electron transport chain?

A: The electron transport chain (ETC) includes a series of proteins embedded in the inner mitochondrial…

Q: Are electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation the same process? Why or why not?

A: Protons are pumped into the intermembrane space using the electron transport chain. This creates a…

Q: How many ATP are produced when 3 moles of FADH2 enter the electron transport chain?

A: The electron transport chain is a set of four protein molecules that link redox processes to create…

Q: What percentage of ATP is produced by substrate-level phosphorylation in aerobic respiration?

A: Substrate level phosphorylation: It is the process of direct formation of ATP from ADP and is linked…

Q: What happens in the oxidative phosphorylation cycle of cellular respiration?

A: Oxidative phosphorylation requires oxygen. Oxygen functions as electron acceptor.

Q: Much of our understanding of ATP synthase is derived from research on aerobic bacteria. What makes…

A: ATP synthase is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ADP and inorganic phosphate…