In complex III in the electron transport chain electrons from NADH + H+ are transferred to coenzyme Q. True or False
In complex III in the electron transport chain electrons from NADH + H+ are transferred to coenzyme Q.
True or False
Oxidative phosphorylation involving the Electron Transport Chain(ETC) is the final phase of aerobic respiration. Here the high energy electrons in NADH+H+ and FADH2 are transferred and carried through a series of protein complexes and electron transporters in inner mitochondrial membrane to finally reach molecular oxygen in mitochondrial matrix. Molecular oxygen gets reduced to give metabolic water. The flow of electrons through the ETC generates an electrical current which enables the inner mitochondrial membrane ( site of ETC ) to do work. The work it does using this electrical current is the pumping of electrons from matrix to intermembrane space which results in the generation of a protein gradient. This protein gradient is used by complex V to synthesize ATP.
There are a total of 5 protein complexes in ETC, each having a specific function.
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