Regulation of oxidative phosphorylation
Oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by the energy needs of cells, primarily the levels of ADP…
Rachel Stewart
Electron transfer in mitochondria
Highly energetic electrons stored in electron carriers are accepted by the electron transport chain, a…
Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation, substrates and products, general features of the pathway
Oxidative phosphorylation, incorporating two interdependent processes – the flow of electrons through electron transport chain down to…
Mitochondria, apoptosis, oxidative stress
Oxidative phosphorylation can result in the production of deleterious reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the…
Net molecular and energetic results of respiration processes
In a eukaryotic cell, the process of cellular respiration can metabolize one molecule of glucose…
ATP synthase, chemiosmotic coupling
Chemiosmotic coupling describes the process that links the electron transport chain, which creates an electrochemical…
Receptor enzymes
Receptor enzymes are cell-surface receptors where the binding of an extracellular ligand result in an…
Gated ion channels
Ligand-gated ion channels form a pore through the plasma membrane that opens when a signaling…
G-protein-coupled receptors
G-protein-coupled receptors are transmembrane proteins that act as molecular switches by converting between on and…