Chapter 7.4, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To explain:

What will be the result of decreasing the $\text{pH}$ in the mitochondrial inter-membrane space in the absence of oxygen.

Concept introduction:

After the completion of the electron transport chain (ETC), oxidative phosphorylation happens on the basis of the chemiosmosis which states that an electrochemical gradient along a biological membrane helps in energy production.