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GO term:electron transport chain
GO id:GO:0022900
Definition:A process in which a series of electron carriers operate together to transfer electrons from donors to any of several different terminal electron acceptors to generate a transmembrane electrochemical gradient.
Number of paths to term: 3

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-acellular metabolic process
                                is-ageneration of precursor metabolites and energy
                                        is-aelectron transport chain [GO:0022900] (118 genes, 138 annotations)
                                                is-aphotosynthetic electron transport chain +
                                                is-arespiratory electron transport chain +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds +
                                        is-aglycolysis +
                                        is-aoxidative phosphorylation +
                                        is-aphotosynthesis, light harvesting +
                                        is-aphotosynthesis, light reaction +
                                        regulatesregulation of generation of precursor metabolites and energy +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-acellular metabolic process
                                is-ageneration of precursor metabolites and energy
                                        is-aelectron transport chain [GO:0022900] (118 genes, 138 annotations)
                                                is-aphotosynthetic electron transport chain +
                                                is-arespiratory electron transport chain +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds +
                                        is-aglycolysis +
                                        is-aoxidative phosphorylation +
                                        is-aphotosynthesis, light harvesting +
                                        is-aphotosynthesis, light reaction +
                                        regulatesregulation of generation of precursor metabolites and energy +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-ametabolic process
                        is-asingle-organism metabolic process
                                is-aoxidation-reduction process
                                        is-aammonia oxidation +
                                        is-aanaerobic phenylalanine oxidation
                                        is-acyclohexanol oxidation
                                        is-aelectron transport chain [GO:0022900] (118 genes, 138 annotations)
                                                is-aphotosynthetic electron transport chain +
                                                is-arespiratory electron transport chain +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds +
                                        is-aenergy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds +
                                        is-aent-kaurene oxidation to kaurenoic acid
                                        is-aethanol oxidation
                                        is-aformate oxidation
                                        is-aheme oxidation
                                        is-ahypoxanthine oxidation
                                        is-aiodide oxidation
                                        is-aL-alanine oxidation to D-lactate and ammonia
                                        is-aL-alanine oxidation to pyruvate via D-alanine
                                        is-alactate oxidation
                                        is-alipid oxidation +
                                        is-alipoprotein oxidation +
                                        is-amethanol oxidation
                                        is-an-octane oxidation
                                        is-aNADH oxidation
                                        is-aNADPH oxidation
                                        is-aNADPH regeneration +
                                        is-aoxidative deethylation
                                        is-aoxidative demethylation +
                                        is-apolythionate oxidation
                                        is-aprotein oxidation +
                                        is-apyruvate oxidation
                                        is-asulfate reduction +
                                        is-asulfide oxidation +
                                        is-asulfur oxidation +
                                        is-atoluene oxidation +
                                        is-atyrosine biosynthetic process, by oxidation of phenylalanine
                                        is-axanthine oxidation


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last database update
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