Electron Transport System
Also known as: ETS; Electron Transport Chain; Hydrogen Carrier System
Description
The Electron Transport System is a metabolic process that occurs within the Inner Membranes of the Mitochondria of Cells.
Biological Function of the ETS
Metabolism
The ETS accepts Hydrogen atoms from the Krebs Cycle and passes them through a series of compounds until they combine with Oxygen to form Water - each cycle of this process produces 11 molecules of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP):
Note that the ATP produced by the ETS is NOT utilized in the Mitochondria of cells in the production of the layman's definition of Energy.
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