Electron Transport
| Definition: |
The process by which ELECTRONS are transported from a reduced substrate to molecular OXYGEN. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984, p270) |
| Notes: |
usually NIM; not for "proton transport" ( = PROTON PUMPS (IM) or PROTONS (IM) + BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT (NIM)) |
| Also Called: |
Respiratory Chain |
Electron Transport Definitions and Terms
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