Respiration (definitions)

Respiration

A series of enzyme catalysed reactions that release energy in the form of ATP through the oxidation of organic molecules

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Reduction

The gain of electrons/Hydrogen

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Oxidation

The loss of electrons/Hydrogen

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Substrate level phosphorylation

When ATP is produced directly either in glycolysis or kreb cycle

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Decarboxylation

Any chemical reaction in which a carboxyl group is split off from a compound as carbon dioxide

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Dehydrogenation

A chemical reaction that involves the elimination of Hydrogen

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Electrochemical gradient

High protons concentration in intermembrane and low protons in the matrix

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The gain of electrons/Hydrogen

Reduction

The loss of electrons/Hydrogen

When ATP is produced directly either in glycolysis or kreb cycle

Any chemical reaction in which a carboxyl group is split off from a compound as carbon dioxide

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