What is the main purpose of the electron transport chain?
How many ATP are produced in TCA cycle?
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What is the main purpose of the electron transport chain? The main purpose of the electron transport chain is to build up a surplus of hydrogen ions (protons) in the intermembrane space so that there will be a concentration gradient compared to the matrix of the mitochondria.
Through two rounds of the citric acid cycle this generates 6 NADH, 2 FADH2, and 2 ATP total. After oxidative phosphorylation, this is 24 ATP total. As such glucose generates 38 ATP total, a fraction of the ATP is generated from fatty acids.
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the main purpose of the electron transport chain is to build up surplus of hydrogen ions in the inter memberance so that there will be a concentration gradient compared to the matrix of the mitochondria
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