- electron transport
- noun Date: 1951 the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions
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electron transport — n the sequential transfer of electrons esp. by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation reduction reactions … Medical dictionary
electron transport — Electron Transport (Transfer) Перенос электронов Процесс перемещения электрона от атома или молекулы к другому атому или молекуле, при этом формальный окислительный статус обоих реагентов изменяется. При фотовозбуждении переход электрона на… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
electron transport chain — electron transport chain. См. цепочка транспорта электронов. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Electron transport chain — The electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is the site of oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. The NADH and succinate generated in the citric acid cycle are oxidized, providing energy to power ATP synthase … Wikipedia
electron transport chain — the series of electron carriers in the inner mitochondrial membrane that pass electrons from reduced coenzymes (NADH, FADH2) to molecular oxygen via sequential redox reactions coupled to vectorial transduction of protons across the membrane. The… … Medical dictionary
electron transport chain — A series of compounds that transfer electrons to an eventual donor with concomitant energy conversion. One of the best studied is in the mitochondrial inner membrane, that takes NADH (from the tricarboxylic acid cycle) or FADH and transfers… … Dictionary of molecular biology
electron transport chain — a series of enzymes and proteins in living cells through which electrons are transferred, via a series of oxidation reduction reactions. This ultimately leads to the conversion of chemical energy into a readily usable and storable form. The most… … Medical dictionary
electron transport chain — a series of enzymes and proteins in living cells through which electrons are transferred, via a series of oxidation reduction reactions. This ultimately leads to the conversion of chemical energy into a readily usable and storable form. The most… … The new mediacal dictionary
electron transport chain — A series of electron carriers that operate together to transfer electrons from donors such as NADH and FADH2 to acceptors such as oxygen … Dictionary of microbiology
electron transport — Biochem. the stepwise transfer of electrons from one carrier molecule, as a flavoprotein or a cytochrome, to another along the respiratory chain and ultimately to oxygen during the aerobic production of ATP. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
