- Overview of Aerobic Respiration
- Aerobic respiration has four stages: Glycolysis (cytoplasm) → Transition/Link reaction (mitochondrial matrix) → Krebs cycle (matrix) → Electron transport chain / oxidative phosphorylation (inner mitochondrial membrane).
|
Stage |
Location |
Net Products (per glucose) |
|
Glycolysis |
Cytoplasm |
2 Pyruvate, net 2 ATP, 2 NADH₂ |
|
Transition reaction |
Mitochondrial matrix |
2 Acetyl CoA, 2 CO₂, 2 NADH₂ |
|
Krebs cycle |
Mitochondrial matrix |
2 ATP, 6 NADH₂, 2 FADH₂, 4 CO₂ |
|
Electron transport chain |
Inner mitochondrial membrane |
~34 ATP, H₂O (O₂ is final acceptor) |