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elec′tron trans′port, [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrythe stepwise transfer of electrons from one carrier molecule, as a flavoprotein or a cytochrome, to another along the respiratory chain and ultimately to oxygen during the aerobic production of ATP.
  • 1950–55

'electron transport' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
NADH - cytochrome - oxidative phosphorylation - respiratory chain

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