The Energy Generating Processes section contains posts/pages covering the composition and functions of the mitochondria, the pathway of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, the functions of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc), and the TCA cycle.
Last Updated: April 3, 2024 Introduction to Mitochondria The mitochondria are critically vital organelles, second only to the nucleus, whose functions are required for cell viability. The major function of the mitochondria is to generate the high energy molecule ATP,...
Last Updated: February 8, 2024 Introduction to Oxidative Phosphorylation The large quantity of NADH that results from cytosolic glycolysis and the NADH and FADH2 that results from mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and the TCA...
Last Updated: March 20, 2024 Introduction to Pyruvate Metabolism and the TCA Cycle The bulk of the ATP used by all cells (except mature red blood cells), to maintain homeostasis, is produced by the re-oxidation of the reduced electron carriers, NADH and FADH2, within...