electron transport
noun
: the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions
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And oxygen is required to run the molecular conveyor belt (the electron transport chain, or ETC) that moves electrons, so the more oxygen being consumed, the more efficiently this runs.
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New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
For example, this can be seen in the novel bacteria’s cytochrome, a type of protein involved in electron transport.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Next, an electron transport layer is inscribed, and electron transport materials are laid down.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2023
Research has shown that anthocyanins work to divert and store excess light and UV radiation from excited electron transport chains.
—Christian Thorsberg, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain.
—Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2020
To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell’s energy currency.
—Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 3 May 2018
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New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
For example, this can be seen in the novel bacteria’s cytochrome, a type of protein involved in electron transport.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Next, an electron transport layer is inscribed, and electron transport materials are laid down.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2023
Research has shown that anthocyanins work to divert and store excess light and UV radiation from excited electron transport chains.
—Christian Thorsberg, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain.
—Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2020
To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell’s energy currency.
—Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 3 May 2018
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“Electron transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20transport. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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