Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Electron transport chain (ETC), NADH, FADH2
Mitochondrial Organization
- Objective
- See how the components fit together
- Keywords
- Inner mitochondrial membrane, phosphorylating subunits (F0, F1), Mitochondrial matrix
Structural Organization of the Respiratory Chain
- Objective
- See how the components fit together
- Keywords
- five respiratory complexes, Complex I to IV, Complex V
Components and Reactions of the Electron Transport Chain
- Objective
- Follow the sequence and key control points
- Keywords
- I Nicotinamide nucleotides, II Flavoproteins, III Iron-sulfur proteins
Key Enzymes of the ETC
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- Key Enzymes of the ETC
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- largest proportion of the body's oxygen supply