Unit 5 Energy electron transport chain

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Inner mitochondrial membrane

The Electron Transport Chain (ETC) Is

Located In The _____ _____ _____

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FADH2 & NADH

____ _____ supply energy rich electrons to the electron transport chain

  • food molecules provide energy to make ____ ____

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Electron transport chain

The _____ _____ _____ generates the hydrogen ion concentration gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane

  • Electron (e-) Flow Energizes 3 ETC Protein Complexes To Transport H+ Ions Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Into The Intermembrane Space

  • The H+ Ion Concentration Gradient That Forms Is An Energy Source

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ATP synthase

The Hydrogen Ion (H+) Concentration Gradient Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Energizes ____ _____

  • Each ATP Synthase Enzyme Makes ~400 ATP Molecules/Second

    • The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Contains Many ATP Synthase Enzymes

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ATP synthase has ____ parts

  • H+ Ions Diffuse Through

    The F0 Part In The Inner

    Mitochondrial Membrane

     The Active Site In The F1

    Part Adds PO4 (Pi) To ADP

    To Make ATP

    • The Diffusion Of H+ Ions

    Through The F0 Part

    Activates The F1 Part

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~100-400

____ ATP molecules are made per second

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Cytosol

ATP molecules made in mitochondria must be exported to the Cytosol to supply cells with energy

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Adenine Nucleotide Translocator (NAT)

Transports ATP across the inner mitochondrial membrane

  • ____ is the most abundant protein I. The inner membrane

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Total ATP Production During Cellular Respiration

  • Glycolysis Results In 7-8 ATP Per Glucose Molecule

 Pyruvate Oxidation Results In 5-6 ATP

Per Glucose Molecule

 Krebs Cycle Results In 20-24 ATP Per

Glucose Molecule

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Oxygen

Aerobic Species Require _____ To Perform Cellular Respiration

 O2 Removes Electrons (e-) From The ETC To Enable The -

• Electrons To Continue Flowing Through The ETC

• H+ Ion Concentration Gradient To Continue Forming

• Continued Activation Of ATP Synthase To Make ATP

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Cyanide

_____ is a lethal metabolic poison

- Cyanide Inhibits Cytochrome C Oxidase To Eliminate -

• Electron Flow Through The ETC

• H+ Ion Concentration Gradient Formation

• ATP Synthesis By ATP Synthase

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Dinitrophenol (DNP)

______ reduces ATP synthase

  • DNP Transports H+ Ions Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane

• Fewer H+ Ions Are Available To Activate ATP Synthase

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DNP

___ Is A Potential Treatment For Metabolic

Syndrome, Neurodegenerative Disorders, And Obesity