Exam 6 Flashcards
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What are the three proton pumps in the ETC?
Complex 1, Complex 3, Complex 4
What is the name of complex 1?
NADH - Q oxidoreductase
What is the name of Complex 3?
Q - cytochrome C oxidoreductase
What is the name of Complex 4?
Cytochrome C oxidase
Is complex 2 a proton pump?
No
What is the name of Complex 2?
succinate Q reductase
What does Complex 2 do?
It accepts electrons from FADH2, but does not export protons into the cytoplasm because it is not a proton pump.
What are the types of electron carriers?
NADH, FADH2, coenzyme Q (ubiquinone), and cytochrome C
What do NADH and FADH2 do in the ETC?
They bring electrons to the ETC
Describe coenzyme Q
It is a non-protein that brings 2 electrons at a time from complex 1 to complex 3 and brings 2 electrons at a time from complex 2 to complex 3.
Describe cytochrome C
It is a protein that brings 1 electron at a time from complex 3 to complex 4.
What does the Q pool do?
It stores the Q molecule so that the when the ETC is ready to electron transport it pulls from the Q pool.
Where are the electrons kept before being transported by coenzyme Q?
In the Q pool
Describe the process of the Q cycle
QH2 binds to complex 3, from complex 3 1 electron is carried by cytochrome C and the other electron binds to a Q to generate a Q.- radical for a short amount of time. the 2 protons leave the pump into the cytoplasm. A new QH2 binds complex 3 1 electron leaves to cytochrome C and the other binds to the Q.- radical to form a new QH2 to reenter the Q pool. 2 protons leave the pump into the cytoplasm.
How many protons leave the ETC due to the Q cycle?
4 protons
What is the oxidized form of Coenzyme Q?
Q
What is the reduced form of coenzyme Q?
QH2
Is QH dangerous?
Yes because it is a radical
What electron carrier brings two electrons to complex 1?
NADH and turns into NAD+
Iron-sulfur cluster…
Has electron flow through it, it goes from Fe3+ to Fe2+
Why do the 4 protons get pumped out into the cytoplasm?
because the electron transfer leads to a conformational change
What electron carrier brings electrons to complex 2?
FADH2 which turns into FAD
In complex 3 how many protons get pumped out as one electron moves through?
2 protons move through into the cytoplasm as an electron moves through.
What does complex 4 do?
Transfers electrons from cytochrome C to O2 to make H2O