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2. List the different types of electron carriers within the electron transport system. For every pair of electrons each complex transfers, determine how many protons are translocated.
Electron carriers carry electrons(e-) only or electrons and hydrogen both.some of the electron carriers are:
1)cytochromes-only e-
2)iron-sulfur proteins- only e-
3)flavoproteins-both hydrogen and e-
4)Quinone proteins-both hydrogen and e-
Examples :
Cytochrome-c reductase,co-enzyme Q,etc..,
the elctron carriers in ETC form a copmlex.there are five complexes mentioned above.
=}For every pair of electrons,
1)The reaction,NADH to Q Pumps 4 protons across intermembrane space for 2e-. FADH2 gives elcetons to complex 2 to Q but no protons are pumped.
2)Q to cytochrome-C(complex-3),2 protons are pumped.
3)cytochrome-C oxidase to Oxygen,(complex-4) pumps 4protons.
Oxygen is the most electeonegative acceptor.
Hence a total no.of 10 protons are pumped for a pair of electrons or 1NADH molecule In ETC, which produce a overall of 2.5 ATP.