NEET 2011 Biology question

Biology Respiration in Plants NEET 2011

In mitochondria, protons accumulate in the

(1)Outer membrane
(2)Inner membrane
(3)Intermembrane spaceCorrect
(4)Matrix

Answer: (3)

Solution

During oxidative phosphorylation, the electron transport chain complexes in the inner mitochondrial membrane pump protons (H) from the matrix into the intermembrane (perimitochondrial) space. This creates a proton gradient (high

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