BILD 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Electron Transport Chain, Atp Synthase, Cellular Respiration

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The process of taking the food that we eat and converting it into energy that can be used by cells. Organic compounds possess potential energy due to arrangement of electrons in bonds between atoms. The relocation of electrons releases energy stored in organic molecules. Cellular respiration is the controlled, step-wise release of energy from oxidation of glucose. Energy of atp synthesis can be harnessed at each step. Cannot harness energy if you just burn oxygen and glucose. Need to go through several steps to gain the atp and store the energy. Step-wise release of energy is called the electron transport chain. Chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants are called oxidation-reduction reactions, or redox reactions. In oxidation, a substance loses electrons, or is oxidized. Oxygen is one of the most potent of all oxidizing agents (electron acceptor) In reduction, a substance gains electrons, or is reduced. Glucose + 6 o2 -> 6 co2 + 6 h2o + energy (atp)

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