ETC Flashcards
2 major coenzymes/ electron carriers from TCA
NADH
FADH2
4 Protein complexes
NADH-CoQ Reductase
Succinic-CoQ Reductase
Coenzyme Q - Cytochrome C Reductase
Cytochrome C Oxidase
2 major reactions of ETC
Oxidation
Reduction
Other intermediates involved in each complex
I - FMN & FeSP
II- FeSP
III- cytochrome a,b,c1,c3
IV- cytochrome b,c, Fe sites
Longest reaction
Complex i
How many redox reactions in complex I?
3
First oxidation reaction in complex i
NADH —-> NAD + 2H + 2e
First reduction in complex i
FMN + 2e + 2H ——> FMNH2
Second oxidation in complex i
FMNH2 —–> 2e + 2H + FMN
Second reduction in complex i
2e + Fe(III) SP —–> Fe(II) SP
Third oxidation in complex i
2 Fe (II) ——> 2 Fe (III) SP + 2e
Third reduction complex i
2e + 2H + CoQ —–> CoQH2
Number of units in complex i
40
Initial reactant complex i
NADH
Important constituents
2H
2e
Goes back to TCA
NAD
Goes back to matrix in form of solution
2H
Utilized again
Fe(III)SP
Shuttle molecule
Final recipient of 8e in NADH AND FADH2
CoQ
Number of redox reactions in complex II
2
First oxidation complex II
FADH2 ——> FAD + 2H + 2e
First reduction complex II
2e + 2Fe(III) SP ——> 2 Fe(II) SP
Second oxidation reaction complex II
2 Fe (II) SP —–> 2 Fe (III) SP + 2e + 2H
Second reduction complex II
2e + 2H + CoQ —–> CoQH2
Reactant/intermediary in Complex I,II,III
FeSP
Reduced coenzyme that shuttles e to complex III
Common product of complex I & II
CoQH2
Serve as proton pump
Alkaline
Complex I,III,IV