3.0 - 2003NSC - Biological Oxidation

Index

1. Mitochondria
2. Oxidation and Energy Generation
3. Electron Transport
4. Oxidative Phosphorylation
5. Respiratory States and Control
6. Mitochondrial Transport Systems
7. Energy Yields
8. Other Oxygen Using Enzymes

Objectives:

• Understand the process of ATP synthesis in oxidative cells via oxidative phosphorylation.
• Comprehend how NADH and FADH2 shuttle reducing equivalents into the mitochondrial matrix.
• Examine the enzyme complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane and their role in electron transport.
• Analyze how electrons are transferred to O2, producing H2O.
• Understand how the proton-motive force is generated and how it drives ATP synthesis.
• Recognize the significance of oxygen uptake and the formation of toxic partially reduced oxygen species.