Respiration and Energy Transfer — Biology STD 11 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyRespiration and Energy Transfer3 Marks
Question
What is oxidative phosphorylation?
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Answer
Oxidative phosphorylation: It is a metabolic pathway that uses energy released by the oxidation of substrates to produce $\text{ATP.}$
$1.$ Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in the mitochondrial membrane.
$2.$ Many intermediate products during respiration are oxidised and release $2H^+.$
$3.$ The released hydrogen is trapped by $NAD^+$ or $FAD^+$.
$4.$ Electrons pass through electron transport system to produce $\text{ATP}$ and metabolic water.
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