Overall reaction for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy (ATP)
Type of process cellular respiration is
Catabolic; breaks down glucose to make ATP
Major electron carrier molecules
NAD+, FAD, NADP+
How many electrons NAD+ carries
2 electrons → NADH
How many electrons NADP+ carries
2 electrons → NADPH
How many electrons FAD carries
4 electrons → FADH2
Location of glycolysis
Cytosol
Location of Krebs (TCA) cycle
Mitochondrial matrix
Location of oxidative phosphorylation
Inner mitochondrial membrane
Is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?
Anaerobic
Is the Krebs cycle aerobic or anaerobic?
Aerobic
Is oxidative phosphorylation aerobic or anaerobic?
Aerobic
Is fermentation aerobic or anaerobic?
Anaerobic
Net inputs of glycolysis
Glucose, 2 ADP, 2 NAD+
Net outputs of glycolysis
2 pyruvate, 2 ATP (net), 2 NADH
What must happen before pyruvate enters Krebs?
Converted to acetyl-CoA inside mitochondria; attaches to coenzyme A
Net inputs of Krebs cycle (per glucose)
2 acetyl-CoA, NAD+, FAD, ADP
Net outputs of Krebs cycle (per glucose)
6 NADH, 2 FADH2, 2 ATP, 4 CO2
Complex NADH donates electrons to
Complex I
Complex FADH2 donates electrons to
Complex II
Types of electron carriers in ETC
Flavoproteins (FMN), Ubiquinone (CoQ), Metal-containing proteins (Cu/Fe/S), Cytochromes
Final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration
Oxygen → forms H2O
Define chemiosmosis
Using H+ gradient to drive ATP synthesis
How ATP synthase works
H+ flows through ATP synthase → rotor spins → ADP + Pi → ATP