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electron transport system

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electron transport system [i′lek‚trän ′trans‚pȯrt ‚sis·təm]
(biochemistry)
The components of the final sequence of reactions in biological oxidations; composed of a series of oxidizing agents arranged in order of increasing strength and terminating in oxygen.


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The second experiment was carried out to evaluate the metabolic adaptations to chronic sulphide exposure for 10 days by measuring PK and PEPCK enzyme activities, succinate and alanine content, the adenylate energy charge (AEC), and the activity of the electron transport system (ETS) in whole oysters at above 20 [micro]M.
These donate their electrons to an electron transport system that forms a lot more molecules of ATP.
Compared with unrestrained plants under the same lights, the test plants showed marked destruction of chlorophyll and decreased activity within the electron transport system that converts sunlight into energy for the plant.
 
 
 
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