The Process Of Cellular Respiration
Cellular respiration: one of the most significant processes known to life today. Cellular respiration is indeed a lengthy process, especially just to make ATP (energy), and it all starts with a glucose. The first process to cellular respiration is glycolysis, which can be literally translated to the breaking of glucose. To note, glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell. There are two parts to glycolysis: the “investment” phase and the “harvest” phase. With the aid of two ATP, the first enzymatic reaction in the “investment” phase is basically twisting the glucose molecule: The two ATP add their phosphates and become ADP. This new molecule is known as fructose 1,6 bisphosphate. After this has arisen, the next reaction splits the
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This process takes place in the cristae of the mitochondria, or the internal membrane of the mitochondria. First off, the molecules like NADH and FADH2 act like “taxicabs.” In this sense, these molecules from Krebs and glycolysis go to the cristae and drop off their hydrogen molecules. After they do so, the hydrogens shoot their components: one proton and one electron, into the main carrier protein of the membrane. The proton fully goes through while the electron gets stuck in the protein. Next, the electron acts like a “hot potato,” and jumps from protein-to-protein. During this, the proton on the other side of the membrane follows the electron as it goes. The electron’s destination is the ATPASE, or an ATP synthesizer protein (makes ATP). Both the proton and the electron shoot down through the protein and combine to form hydrogen. As there is not only one NADH or FADH2, more hydrogens get continuously produced. Any present oxygen can then combine with any two hydrogen atoms to create H2O. As the protons and electrons go through the ATPASE, it spins the protein itself. When it does this, it combines phosphates with ADP to create ATP: which is how the majority of the ATP in cellular respiration is produced. This in itself is the whole cellular respiration process. It really is quite a complex topic to study, and at that, an interesting and significant
This process takes place in the cristae of the mitochondria, or the internal membrane of the mitochondria. First off, the molecules like NADH and FADH2 act like “taxicabs.” In this sense, these molecules from Krebs and glycolysis go to the cristae and drop off their hydrogen molecules. After they do so, the hydrogens shoot their components: one proton and one electron, into the main carrier protein of the membrane. The proton fully goes through while the electron gets stuck in the protein. Next, the electron acts like a “hot potato,” and jumps from protein-to-protein. During this, the proton on the other side of the membrane follows the electron as it goes. The electron’s destination is the ATPASE, or an ATP synthesizer protein (makes ATP). Both the proton and the electron shoot down through the protein and combine to form hydrogen. As there is not only one NADH or FADH2, more hydrogens get continuously produced. Any present oxygen can then combine with any two hydrogen atoms to create H2O. As the protons and electrons go through the ATPASE, it spins the protein itself. When it does this, it combines phosphates with ADP to create ATP: which is how the majority of the ATP in cellular respiration is produced. This in itself is the whole cellular respiration process. It really is quite a complex topic to study, and at that, an interesting and significant