Definitions for "Electron transport"
noun Biochemistry. The successive passage of electrons from one cytochrome or flavoprotein to another by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions during the aerobic production of ATP, with the electrons originating from an oxidizable substrate and ultimately being passed to molecular oxygen. The oxidation-reduction reactions generate the energy required for the production of ATP. 2 Encephalopathy
Flow of electrons via a series of electron carriers from reduced electron donors (e.g., NADH) to O2 in the inner mitochondrial membrane, or from H2O to NADP in the thylakoid membrane of plant chloroplasts. ( Figure 16-17)
Movement of electrons from a higher to a lower enery level along a series of electron carrier molecules, as in oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
The manipulation of individual electrons. Nanolithography techniques allow single electrons to be transported at very low temperatures in specially designed circuits.