Chapter 7 (Electron Transport Chain)

what is the charge of the outer compartment?

+

what is the charge of the inner compartment?

-

where is the only point in the inner membrane (cristae) that the H protons can re-enter the inner compartment?

ATP synthase

What part of the hydrogen ion travels down the ETC gradient?

H-

what type of phosphorylation occurs in etc?

adp to atp

where is the entry point for high energy hydrogen buses?

complex i

at what points are the hydrogen protons pumped out?

complex i, iii, vi

where is the entry point for the low energy buses?

complex ii

what part of the hydrogen ion is pumped into the outer compartment of the mitochondrion?

h+ protons

how is the nadh+h bus from glycolysis classed low or high energy bus?

low energy

what is the source of the oh- ions?

metabolic water

do prokaryotic cells (no nucleus) such as bacteria have mitochondria?

no mitochondria

what direction do the protons move in?

out of inner into the outer compartment

what is the last h electron acceptor and what is formed?

oxygen

who won the nobel prize for chemiosmosis?

peter mitchell

where are the proteins for etc and chemiosmosis found in prokaryotes?

plasma membrane

What is chemiosmosis?

the manufacture of ATP via a proton gradient