electron transport

noun

Definition of electron transport

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain. — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020 To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2020 To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell’s energy currency. — Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 3 May 2018

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electron transport

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Medical Definition of electron transport

: 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