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单词 electron transport
释义

electron transport

noun

: the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain. Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020 To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2020 To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell’s energy currency. Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 3 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

electron transport

noun

: the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions
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