The process by which ELECTRONS are transported from a reduced substrate to molecular OXYGEN. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984, p270)
Synonyms: Respiratory Chains, Electron Transport, Chains, Respiratory, Respiratory Chain, Transport, Electron, Chain, Respiratory
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usually NIM; not for "proton transport" ( = PROTON PUMPS (IM) or PROTONS (IM) + BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT (NIM)) ,66(64) ,66
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D004579