Electron Transport Chain and
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Happens at inner mitochondrial membrane
Chemiosmotic Theory
Utilizing proton gradient to synthesize ATP
Carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids
are reduced fuels for the cell, electrons
from these are transferred to NAD+ or
FAD to make NADH and FADH2, these
can then be used in oxidative
phosphorylation to make ATP
DG = -nFE
High E indicates a strong tendency to be reduced
Electrons are donated by the
half reaction with the more
negative E and accepted by the
reaction with the more positive
E
Electron Transport Chain
Four protein complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane
Lipid soluble coenzyme (CoQ) and water soluble protein (cyt c) shuttle between protein complexes
Electrons fall in energy from Complexes I and II to Complex IV
Complexes
Each contains multiple redox centers
consisting of Flavin mononucleotide
(FMN) or Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide
(FAD)