Oxygen is the ultimate destination of electrons stripped of glucose.
The electrons stripped from glucose in cellular respiration end up in the molecule NADH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). NADH then carries these electrons to the electron transport chain to generate ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
IN electron transport chain, NaDH2 and FaDH2 get reduced to give electrons. NaDH2--->DH2+ + 2e- FaDh2---->DH2+ + 2e-
As they both accept electrons and are reduced, but NAD carries stripped electrons from glucose ( becoming NADH ) to the electron transfer chain while oxygen is the final electron acceptor.
glucose--> novanet
Hydrogen atoms and electrons that end up in glucose come from the breakdown of water during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. These reactions occur in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts, where water is split into oxygen, protons, and electrons, providing the necessary raw materials for the synthesis of glucose in the Calvin cycle.
The electrons stripped from glucose in cellular respiration end up in the molecule NADH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). NADH then carries these electrons to the electron transport chain to generate ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
When glucose has been stripped of all its protons and electrons, it becomes a completely ionized form known as gluconate, which carries a negative charge. This process typically occurs under extreme conditions, like in a plasma state.
IN electron transport chain, NaDH2 and FaDH2 get reduced to give electrons. NaDH2--->DH2+ + 2e- FaDh2---->DH2+ + 2e-
As they both accept electrons and are reduced, but NAD carries stripped electrons from glucose ( becoming NADH ) to the electron transfer chain while oxygen is the final electron acceptor.
glucose
glucose
glucose--> novanet
There are so many particles in a glucose molecule! The smallest atom is the hydrogen atom, but the hydrogen atom is made out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, the smallest being electrons. Who knows what electrons are made out of?
Glucose. Glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced here.
glucose--> novanet
NAD+
Pyruvate ( the result of glucose breakdown in glycolysis ), a three carbon molecule, enters the Citric acid cycle and through a series of oxidation and reduction events electrons are stripped for the electron transport chain while another organic molecule is reconstituted so the cycle can begin again. Then the mitochondria uses those electrons in the transport chain to synthesize ATP.