In oxidative phosphorylation, oxidation and phosphorylation take place simultaneously and forms:
A
NADP
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
DPN
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
C
Pyruvic acid
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
D
ATP
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
E
Both B and D
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is E Both B and D Oxidative phosphorylation refers to synthesis of ATP by ADP and Pi driven by energy released from oxidation of reducing powers NADH and FADH2 by transfer of their electrons through electron trasnport chain to oxygen. Electron trasnport chain is present in inner mitochondrial membrane and passes the electrons down a series of carriers and pump protons into the intermembrane space. Oxygen serves as final electron acceptor in oxidation of NADH and FADH2 and the resulting proton gradient serves as energy source for the enzyme ATP synthase to synthesize ATP. So final products of oxidative phosphorylation are ATP, NAD and FAD. DPN (diphosphopyridine nucleotide), also called as NAD. Correct answers are D and B. NADP is coenzyme of photosynthetic light reactions. Puruvic acid is product of glycolysis.