mitochondrial respiratory chain

id: GO:0005746
name: mitochondrial respiratory chain
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The protein complexes that form the mitochondrial electron transport system (the respiratory chain), associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane. The respiratory chain complexes transfer electrons from an electron donor to an electron acceptor and are associated with a proton pump to create a transmembrane electrochemical gradient.

Parent Functions

GO:0044455mitochondrial membrane part
GO:0070469respiratory chain