Oxidative Phosphorylation

By |2019-02-08T09:51:58+00:00October 10th, 2016|

For students who have asked for the definition of Oxidative phosphorylation: Oxidative phosphorylation (or OXPHOS in short) is the metabolic pathway in which cells use enzymes to oxidize nutrients, thereby releasing energy which is used to reform ATP. In most eukaryotes, this takes place inside mitochondria. Almost all aerobic organisms carry out oxidative phosphorylation. This [...]