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1. (n.) electron transport
the stepwise transfer of electrons from one carrier molecule, as a flavoprotein or a cytochrome, to another and ultimately to oxygen during the aerobic production of ATP.
Etymology: (1950–55)
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1. electron transport
The process by which ELECTRONS are transported from a reduced substrate to molecular OXYGEN. (From Bennington, Saunders Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984, p270)
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