Electron Transport Chain definitions Flashcards

A series of protein complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane that transfer electrons from NADH and FADH₂ to oxygen, creating a proton gradient used to produce ATP.

Electron Transport Chain is abbreviated as ETC.

Chemical processes where electrons are transferred between molecules, involving oxidation (loss of electrons) and reduction (gain of electrons), crucial for energy production in cells.

A gradient formed by the active transport of hydrogen ions across the inner mitochondrial membrane, creating a high concentration in the intermembrane space, essential for ATP synthesis.

The final molecule in the electron transport chain that accepts electrons, enabling the production of water and completion of aerobic cellular respiration.

The final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain of aerobic respiration, reacting with hydrogen ions to form water.

A polar molecule essential for life, formed as a byproduct of aerobic cellular respiration when oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor and reacts with hydrogen ions.

The process where a hydrogen ion gradient across the mitochondrial membrane drives ATP synthesis via ATP synthase.