In the electron transport chain, electrons are passed from one carrier to another. What is the primary reason for this sequential transfer?
To produce water directly
To regenerate NAD+ and FAD
To release energy in a controlled manner to create a proton gradient
To directly phosphorylate ADP to ATP
Related Questions
During photorespiration, loss of occurs in which of the given cell organelles?
Chloroplast
Peroxisome
Mitochondria
Sphaerosome
In oxidative decarboxylation, enzyme used to
Pyruvate decarboxylase
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Pyruvate hydrogeneticase
Pyruvate dehydrogeneticase
Maximum number of ATP is obtained from
Glucose
Palmitic acid
Malic acid
ฮฒ-amino acid
Biological oxidation in Krebsโ cycle involves
Substrate-level phosphorylation
Transfer of electrons to coenzymes
Decarboxylation of intermediates
All of the above
Which stage(s) of cellular respiration directly involve as an electron acceptor?
Glycolysis only
Krebs cycle only
Electron transport chain only
Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and Pyruvate Oxidation
The compounds which are oxidised during respiration are known as
Respiratory substrates
Oxalo acid
TCA cycle
None of these
Which of these molecules enters the Krebs cycle?
Pyruvate
Glucose
Acetyl-CoA
Citrate
How many molecules of ATP will be synthesis in complete oxidation of one molecule glucose?
32 ATP
30 ATP
36 ATP
38 ATP
During which stage in the complete oxidation of glucose are the greatest number of ATP molecules formed from ADP?
Conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co-A
Electron transport chain
Glycolysis
Krebsโ cycle
The reaction which is catalysed by a protein that is not found in the matrix of mitochondria is
Conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme-A
Oxidative Decarboxylation of ฮฑ-ketoglutaric acid
Oxidation of Succinic acid
Cleavage of Succinyl coenzyme-A
