Electron Transport Definition

noun
The movement of electrons from one electron carrier to another in a series of oxidation-reduction reactions. Electron transport is used in the light reactions of photosynthesis and in the final stage of cellular respiration to produce ATP from ADP, phosphate, and the energy that is released as an electron is moved from one carrier to another with a lower level of energy.
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Electron Transport Sentence Examples

  • The energy of the photon absorbed by chlorophyll is coupled to electron transport.

  • The purple bacteria evolved oxygen respiration by reversing the flow of molecules through their carbon fixing pathways and modifying their electron transport chains.

  • It has also been shown to disrupt the normal function of the electron transport chain within mitochondria.

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