Energy Metabolism & Cellular RespirationCatabolic (energy capture)6 steps
Proton-motive force + ADP…ATP
Oxidative phosphorylation couples electron transport to ATP synthesis by the chemiosmotic mechanism: the respiratory chain creates an electrochemical proton gradient, and ATP synt…
Energy Metabolism & Cellular RespirationCatabolic (link)5 steps
PyruvateAcetyl-CoA + CO2 + NADH
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA, thereby committing glycolytic carbon to mitochondrial oxidative metabol…