Respiratory electron transport and chemiosmosis
A respiratory electron-transport chain couples favourable electron transfers to an electrochemical proton gradient across a membrane.
Key knowledge
A respiratory electron-transport chain couples favourable electron transfers to an electrochemical proton gradient across a membrane. ATP synthase can use proton return to synthesize ATP. In the mitochondrial aerobic example oxygen is the terminal acceptor; electron transfer, proton pumping and ATP production have distinct steps.
Conditions and scope
- Terminal acceptors and chain components differ among organisms; not every complex pumps protons.
- ATP per substrate is not a universal fixed integer because coupling, leaks and transport costs vary.
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Read mitochondrial complex/electron-carrier, proton-gradient and ATP-synthase subsections; retained variable-yield limitation.
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