Oxidative Phosphorylation — the Electron Transport Chain (Complex I–V)
I
Complex I NADH:ubiquinone
NADH → Q
FMN + Fe-S wire. 4HEA.
EC 7.1.1.2
▶ OPENII = TCA 6
Complex II SDH — same page
succinate → Q
Not a second simulator. Opens TCA Step 6.
EC 1.3.5.1 · 1ZOY
▶ OPENIII
Complex III cytochrome bc₁
QH₂ → cyt c
Q-cycle half. 1BGY.
EC 7.1.1.8
▶ OPENIV
Complex IV cyt c oxidase
cyt c → O₂
O–O cleavage. 1OCC.
EC 7.1.1.9
▶ OPENV
Complex V ATP synthase F₁
ADP + Pᵢ → ATP
Binding-change. 1BMF.
EC 7.1.2.2
▶ OPEN⤷ Per NADH ≈ 2.5 ATP · per FADH₂ ≈ 1.5 ATP (chemiosmotic theory, Mitchell 1961). Complex II = TCA 6 sdh.html — one URL, two doors.