respiration

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  • electron transport chain
    1 - NADH from glycolysis and CAS releases electrons and pass them to electron transport chain
    2- electrons are passed along the ETC releasing energy, which is used to pump hydrogen ions across the membrane
    3- when the hydrogen ions flow back down the concentration gradient to the matrix they pass through molecules of ATP synthase causing it to rotate so ATP is produced
    4- the hydrogen ions and electrons combine with oxygen to form water
  • what can ATP be used for?
    • DNA replication
    • active transport
    • synthetic pathways
    • muscle contraction
  • what do dehydrogenase enzymes do when turning intermediates to pyruvate
    Removes hydrogen/ions and electrons
    and passes them to NAD