Anaerobic Respiration and Fermentation

Anaerobic Respiration and

Fermentation

Anaerobic Respiration

An inorganic molecule other than O2 is used as the final electron acceptor during the chemiosmotic synthesis of ATP.

Anaerobic RespirationAn inorganic molecule other than O2…

NO3

- nitrate

CO2

Fe III

SO 42-

Anaerobic Respiration… is used as the final electron acceptor …

This is with O2

Anaerobic Respiration

...during the chemiosmotic synthesis of ATP.

Conclusion: some like oxygen….Obligate aerobe

Facultative anaerobe

And some don’t !Obligate anaerobe

microaerophile

aerotolerant

Fermentation

Yeast

Eukaryotes