Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2e- 2e-
ADP
+ Pi
NAD+ 2H+ H+
O2 +
Matrix of 2H+
mitochondrion
Oxidative Phosphorylation produces lots of
ATP
1. Hydrogen atoms are released from NADH + H+ and
FADH2 (as they are oxidised to NAD+ and FAD). The H
atoms split to produce protons (H+) and electrons (e-)
for the chain.
The electrons move along the electron chain (made up
of three electron carriers) losing energy at each level.
This energy is used to pump the protons (H+) into the
space between the inner and outer mitochondrial
membranes (the intermembrane space)
Oxidative Phosphorylation produces lots of
ATP
The concentration of protons is higher in the intermembrane
space than in the mitochondrial matrix, so an electrochemical
gradient exists.
The protons then move back through the inner membrane
down the electrochemical gradient, through specific channels
on the stalked particles of the cristae- this drives the enzyme
ATP synthase. By spinning like a motor, this enzyme supplies
electrical potential energy to make ATP from ADP and
inorganic phosphate
The protons and electrons recombine to form hydrogen, and
this combines with molecular oxygen (from the blood) at the
end of the transport chain to form water. Oxygen is said to be
the final electron acceptor
The Importance of Oxygen
We have learned that oxygen is the final
hydrogen acceptor in respiration
We are now gong to look at the uptake of
oxygen by respiring organisms
Plenary
Complete the missing word sheet