respiratory chain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrespiratoryandchain
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respiratory
adjective[before noun]
uk/rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/us/ˈres.pə.rə.tɔːr.i/
relating ...
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofrespiratoryandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therespiratorychainis located within the mitochondrial inner membrane.
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During the ischaemic phase the absence of oxygen as the final electron recipient causes electrons to back up on therespiratorychain.
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Other oxidised proteins are components of therespiratorychainand energy metabolism.
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The question to what extent the respiration activity of intact organisms is due to the action of the mitochondrialrespiratorychainremains to be clarified.
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The proton-motive force is produced by therespiratorychainenzyme complexes, membrane proteins that pump out protons through electron transfer reactions.
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Various enzymatic activities of the mitochondrialrespiratorychainwere detected in the parasite.
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The electrons subsequently pass through therespiratorychainby a series of redox reactions to molecular oxygen.
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Subsequently, the biochemical function of therespiratorychaincomplex was studied, but provided little correlation with clinical features.
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This inability to degrade glucose without the use of theirrespiratorychaincorrelates with the observed block in motility, and death of the organisms.
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The hydrogen carriers are later regenerated in therespiratorychainlocated in cell organelles, mitochondria, or, in bacteria, in the cell membrane.
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It was of concern that many of the previous studies had not addressed factors that influence muscle function and, potentially, the expression ofrespiratorychainenzymes.
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This growth benefit requires the expression of an oxygenrespiratorychainthat is typically associated with microaerophilic respiration.
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As molecular oxygen serves as the terminal electron acceptor in aerobic conditions, oxidative folding is conveniently coupled to it through therespiratorychain.
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This specialized tissue can generate heat by uncoupling therespiratorychainof oxidative phosphorylation within mitochondria.
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Tissues from elderly patients show a decrease in enzymatic activity of the proteins of therespiratorychain.
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In bacteria, this problem is solved by coupling oxidative folding to therespiratorychain.
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In contrast to eukaryotes therespiratorychainof prokaryotes is branched to multiple terminal oxidases.
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However, it is now known that this monomer (residual monomer) is metabolized by therespiratorychain and split into carbon dioxide and water and excreted.
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