Do Chloroplasts Oxidative Phosphorylation?

Do Chloroplasts Oxidative Phosphorylation?

In eukaryotes, oxidative phosphorylation occurs in mitochondria, while photophosphorylation occurs in chloroplasts to produce ATP. ... The protons flow back from intermembrane to the matrix in mitochondria, and from thylakoid to stroma in chloroplast through ATP synthase to drive the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate.

Does photosynthesis have oxidative phosphorylation?

Photosynthesis is really oxidative phosphorylation running in reverse: the electrons start on water and proceed through an electron chain from there. But if oxidative phosphorylation runs downhill, then photosynthesis must run uphill.

Do plants do oxidative phosphorylation?

Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation (OXPHOS) provides ATP for driving cellular functions. In plants, OXPHOS takes place in the context of photosynthesis. Indeed, metabolism of mitochondria and chloroplasts is tightly linked. OXPHOS has several extra functions in plants.

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