RESPIRATION

1) Glycolysis-

The first stage of respiration happens in the cytoplasm
6 carbon glucose is broken down into two lots of 3 carbon pyruvic acid
2 ATP is used to start the reaction and 4 ATP is gained making the net gain 2 ATP
Hydrogen is produced which combines with NAD to make NADH

2) The Krebs Cycle

The second stage of respiration happens in the matrix of the mitochondria and requires oxygen
Pyruvic acid is broken down into a 2 carbon acetyl group which is broken down into 2 carbon acetyl co-A
Acetyl co-A breaks down into 6 carbon citric acid
At each stage after this a hydrogen and a carbon is released until the compound has 4 carbons
Every hydrogen combines with NAD to form NADH
The 4 carbon compound combines with acetyl co-A to make citric acid and the cycle starts again

3) The Cytochrome System

The third stage of respiration happens on the cristae of the mitochondria and requires oxygen to be the final hydrogen acceptor
The NADH from the previous stages of respiration come to the cytochrome system and release hydrogen
The hydrogen moves along the hydrogen carriers and produces 36 ATP
The hydrogen that leaves the cytochrome system is accepted by oxygen to make h2o (water)

IF THERE IS NO OXYGEN:

In animals- Lactic acid is produced until the oxygen debt is repaid and the Krebs Cycle can continue
In plants- Ethanol and co2 is produced wich can't be reversed

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	Created by Naomi Anderson about 9 years ago

Notes on aerobic and anaerobic respiration for higher biology