Term Name: | respiratory electron transport chain |
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Synonyms: | 6-phosphofructokinase reduction, dihydrobiopterin reduction, dihydrolipoamide reduction, dihydrolipoylprotein reduction, dihydropteridine reduction, electron transfer, other pathways of electron transport, oxidized glutathione reduction, protein-disulfide reduction |
Definition: | A process in which a series of electron carriers operate together to transfer electrons from donors such as NADH and FADH2 to any of several different terminal electron acceptors to generate a transmembrane electrochemical gradient. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0022904] QuickGO AmiGO |