Oxidative Phosphorylation

Question 1

Where does OP take place?

Answer 1

mitochondria

Question 2

Oxidative

Answer 2

1. Reduced NAD and FAD are re oxidised when they deliver hydrogen atoms to the electron transport chain
2. These hydrogen atoms are split into protons and electrons
3. Protons go into mitochondrial matrix

> electrons pass along the chain of carriers
energy used to pump protons into the mitochondrial space
this causes a chemostatic potential
protons move through channel proteins
causes ATP synthase to combine ADP with a phosphate to form ATP
oxygen then accepts electrons and protons to form water