Explain the ATP synthesis in mitochondria
CBSE, JEE, NEET, CUET
Question Bank, Mock Tests, Exam Papers
NCERT Solutions, Sample Papers, Notes, Videos
Posted by Dakshita Jain? 6 years, 5 months ago
- 1 answers
Related Questions
Posted by Joyce Lalumpui 11 months, 2 weeks ago
- 2 answers
Posted by Bhumika Kashyap 11 months, 1 week ago
- 0 answers
Posted by Nimdawa Sherpa 11 months, 2 weeks ago
- 0 answers
Posted by Bhumika Kashyap 11 months, 4 weeks ago
- 0 answers
Posted by Biakhoih Hoih 11 months ago
- 0 answers
Posted by J.Marshia Johnpriya 11 months ago
- 0 answers
Posted by Mannat Thakur 10 months, 2 weeks ago
- 2 answers
Posted by Shreyash Mundhe 10 months, 3 weeks ago
- 0 answers
Posted by Pragati Pathak 10 months, 2 weeks ago
- 1 answers
myCBSEguide
Trusted by 1 Crore+ Students
Test Generator
Create papers online. It's FREE.
CUET Mock Tests
75,000+ questions to practice only on myCBSEguide app
Yogita Ingle 6 years, 5 months ago
Mitochondria produce ATP through process of cellular respiration—specifically, aerobic respiration, which requires oxygen. The citric acid cycle, or Krebs cycle, takes place in the mitochondria. This cycle involves the oxidation of pyruvate, which comes from glucose, to form the molecule acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA is in turn oxidized and ATP is produced.
The citric acid cycle reduces nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to NADH. NADH is then used in the process of oxidative phosphorylation, which also takes place in the mitochondria. Electrons from NADH travel through protein complexes that are embedded in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. This set of proteins is called an electron transport chain. Energy from the electron transport chain is then used to transport proteins back across the membrane, which power ATP synthase to form ATP.
3Thank You