Question

What is the source of energy for oxidative phosphorylation?

Answer 1

Oxidative phosphorylation:

1. Oxidative phosphorylation also referred to as the Electron Transport Chain, is a metabolic process in which foods are oxidized with the aid of enzymes and release chemical energy from molecular oxygen that can be utilized to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
2. In the majority of eukaryotes and almost all aerobic creatures, oxidative phosphorylation takes place inside the mitochondria.
3. The movement of electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors, such as oxygen, where redox processes take place, occurs during the oxidative phosphorylation process.
4. The energy comes from electrons that are produced by the oxidation of biological molecules.