Electron transport chain

-aerobic process

-makes 34 atp's

-The electron transport chain in the inner membrane of the mito­ chondrion is very similar to the elec­ tron transport chains of the thylakoid membrane in the chloro­ plasts of plant cells during photo­ synthesis. NADH and FADH2 deliver energized electrons at the top of the chain. The electrons are passed from protein to protein within the membrane, slowly releas­ ing their energy in steps. Some of that energy is used directly to form ATP; some is used by an enzyme to pump H + ions into the center of the mitochondrion.