Unit 4: Chapter 20 Flashcards
In eukaryotic cells, vast majority of ATP synthesis is from _____ _______
oxidative phosphorylation
Electron Transport Chain
- Transfers high energy electrons donated by reduced electron carriers NADH and FADH2 to oxygen and also generates proton gradient within mitochondria
- Series of oxidation reduction reactions
Cellular respiration
Collectively, citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
Intermembrane space
Space between outer and inner membrane of mitochondria
Proton pumps protons from ____ to ______ ______
matrix; intermembrane space
Where does ETC and ATP synthase occurs?
Inner mitochondrial membrane
Redox potential (E0)
Measures of a molecule’s tendency to donate or accept electrons
Where does citric acid cycle and fatty acid oxidation occur?
matrix
Electron transfer potential of an electron is measured as ____ _____
redox potential
Negative Reduction potential (E0) indicates
Strong reducing agent
Readily donates electrons
Positive Reduction potential (E0) indicates
Strong oxidizing agent
Readily accept electrons
Electrons move from more _____ to ______
negative reduction potential (reduced) to more positive reduction potential (oxidized)
The energy released when high energy electrons are transfered create a ____
proton gradient
If E0’ for an oxidation reduction is positive, will ΔG°’ be positive or negative?
Negative
The final electron acceptor is the most positive ____
Positive reduction potential (E0)
Oxygen is final electron acceptor because it has …
most positive value of reduction potential (E0)
ETC is composed of
4 large protein complexes
Electrons donated by NADH and FADH2 are passed through ____ in ____
electron carriers ; protein complexes
Electron carriers in ETC that are proton pumps include
flavin mononucleotide (FMN), iron sulfur proteins, cytochromes, and coenzyme Q
Coenzyme A, FAD,NAD, NADPH all have common structure of
ADP
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) does not have ____ in its structure
ADP
Iron Sulfur Clusters
- cystine and disulfide bonds
- help transport electrons through the ETC & provide structural support.
- can undergo oxidation and reduction reactions
Flow of electron carriers of ETC
NADH –> FADH2 –> ubiquinone –> cytochrome –> O2
Flowing from most negative reduction potential to most positive reduction potential
What complexes contain iron sulfur clusters
Complex I, II, III
Cytochrome structure
Heme group with varrying side chains
Iron