Processes And Inhibitors Affect The Process Of The Electron Transport Chain

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This laboratory experiment was performed to study mitochondrial function by observing the effects that substrates and inhibitors have on the processes of the electron transport chain. The electron transport chain is a series of complexes (I-IV) that use oxidation and reduction reactions to transfer electrons from donors to acceptors. These oxidation and reduction reactions couple the electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across the membrane. Complexes I, III, and IV are involved in pumping H+ ions into the inter-membrane space as electrons pass through them. The Citric Acid cycle is responsible in producing electrons which are transported to the Electron Transport Chain using NADH+ and FADH2 as carriers. This is all occurring

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