mitochondrial electron transport chain, mitochondrial respiratory chain, mitochondrial respiratory chain supercomplex, mitochondrial respiratory supercomplex
Alternate IDs
GO:0097249
Definition
OBSOLETE. 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.
Source:
GOC:curators,
ISBN:0198547684,
GOC:ecd
Comment
The reason for obsoletion is that this term unnecssarily specified a cellular compartment.
