Under standard conditions, NADH reoxidation by the electron-transport chain has a free-energy change equal to –220 kJ/mol. With 100% efficiency, how many ATP could be synthesized under standard conditions? What is the “actual” efficiency given these numbers?
As protons flow through the F? portion following their gradient,
chemiosmotic coupling allows the chemical energy of the gradient to
be harnessed as a means of phosphorylating ADP --> ATP in the F?
portion
Conformation coupling suggests that this relationship is more
indirect, instead the result of a conformational change caused by
the gradient that allows for the formation of ATP
When the proton-motive force is dissipated through the F? portion,
the free energy change ?G° = -220 kj/mol
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