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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationSSLC (English Medium) Class 10

Aerobic Respiration - Electron Transport System (Ets) and Oxidative Phosphorylation

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Estimated time: 3 minutes
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation Steps
CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Electron Transport System (Ets) and Oxidative Phosphorylation

  • ETS is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane; it oxidises NADH and FADH₂ to release stored energy.
  • Electrons from NADH enter via Complex I; from FADH₂ via Complex II - both pass to Ubiquinone (UQ).
  • Electrons move: UQ → Complex III → Cytochrome c → Complex IV → finally to O₂ (final acceptor), forming water.
  • Movement of electrons pumps H⁺ ions from the matrix to the intermembrane space, creating an electrochemical proton gradient.
  • Protons flow back through F₀ into the matrix via ATP synthase (Complex V); energy is used by F₁ to synthesise ATP - this is oxidative phosphorylation.
  • Energy yield - 1 NADH = 3 ATP; 1 FADH₂ = 2 ATP.
  • Oxidative phosphorylation uses energy from redox reactions, unlike photophosphorylation, which uses light energy.
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