Electron Transport Chain (ETC) and Oxidative Phosphorylation (Ox Phos)
ETC and Ox Phos Electron Transport Chain (ETC) AKA respiratory chain importance: allows conversion of reducing equivalents to ATP location: inner mitochondrial membrane
Detailed Mitochondrial Structure
“Sites” are Used to Describe the ETC Molecules not completely known Sites I-IV Overview of the four
Analogy of waterline with valves at various spots Many Well-known Poisons are Poisons of the ETC
Site I in detail NADH FMN Fe-S CoQ 10 Know net reaction and name of “enzyme”
Sites II-IV Know net reactions and names of “enzymes”
Electron Flow per se Does not Cause ATP Synthesis
Q Cycle A proton gradient is developed
Mitchell’s Chemiosmotic Theory Proton gradient tightly coupled to ATP synthase
Fo- oligomycin-sensitive integral membrane portion F1- hexamer of - and ß-subunits -subunit estimated to rotate at 7,000 rpm ATP Synthase is an Oligomeric Rotor
Oligomycin others exist Inhibitors of ATP Synthase
2,4-DNP others exist one way of experimentally determining importance of proton gradient Uncouplers of ATP Synthesis
Moles ATP Atoms oxygen Theoretically 3 (NAD) or 2 (FAD) Experimentally 2.8 is a ballpark real number P:O Ratio
Availability of ADP (usually) Regulation of ATP Synthesis