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CH 20
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 3
04/14/2015

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Term
Electron transport chain occurs in
Definition
The inner mitochondrial membrane
Term
Oxidative phosphorylation is an (exergonic/endergonic) process
Definition
Endergonic
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(NAD/NADH) and (FAD/FADH2) are fed into the electron transport chain
Definition
NADH and FADH2
Term
(Higher/lower) reduction potential will be reduced
Definition
Higher
Term
Enzyme of complex I
Definition
NADH-CoQ oxidoreductase
Term
Overall reaction of enzyme complex I
Definition
NADH + H+ + CoQ --> NAD+ + CoQH2
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Which complex does not have enough energy to pump electrons through the mitochondrial membrane?
Definition
I, III, and IV
Term
Enzyme of complex II
Definition
Succinate CoQ oxidoreductase
Term
In complex II electrons are transferred from BLANK to BLANK
Definition
CoQ, FADH2
Term
Overall reaction of complex II
Definition
Succinate + CoQ --> Fumarate + CoQH2
Term
Subunits of complex II
Definition
Cytochrome B and Fe-S
Term
Delta G of complex II
Definition
-13.5 kJ/mol
Term
In complex I electrons are transferred from BLANK to BLANK
Definition
NADH, CoQ
Term
Subunits in complex I include
Definition
FMN and Fe-S proteins
Term
What is special about CoQ?
Definition
Is mobile, can pass electrons to complex 3
Term
Proteins which contain heme groups with Fe attached
Definition
Cyctochromes
Term
What is important about cytochromes?
Definition
Carry Fe which is reduced to (II) and oxidized to (III)
Term
Cytochromes carry
Definition
Electrons
Term
Enzyme of complex III
Definition
CoQH2-cytochrome c oxidoreductase
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Overall reaction of complex III
Definition
CoQH2 + 2 cytochrome c [Fe(III)] --> CoQ + 2 cytochrome c [Fe(II)] + 2H+
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Enzyme of complex IV
Definition
Cytochrome c oxidase
Term
Overall reaction of complex IV
Definition
2Cyt c [Fe(II)] + 2H+ + 1/2 O2 --> 2Cyt c [Fe(III)] + H2O
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