NEET2005BotanyRespiration in PlantsActual
During which stage in the complete oxidation of glucose arc the greatest number of ATP molecules formed from ADP?
Options
- Aglycolysis
- BKreb's cycle
- Cconversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA
- Delectron transport chain.
Correct answer
D. electron transport chain.
Step-by-step solution
The electron transport chain is primarily used to send protons across the membrane into the intermembrane space. This create a proton-motive force, which will drive ATP synthase in the final step of cellular respiration to create ATP from ADP and a phosphate group. Related Theory In chemiosmosis, the free energy from the series of redox reactions just described is used to pump hydrogen ions across the membrane. The uneven distribution of H ⁺ ions across the membrane establishes both concentration and electrical gra