i miss you everyday bunso. hope you're doing well up there

moses go to this ♥♥♥♥

normies: "mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"

me: "The protein synthase Acetyl-CoA is responsible for transporting pyruvate into the matrix of the mitochiondria to begin the first step of aerobic respiration, the kreb's cycle; in this cycle, citric acid is formed from the combination of pyruvate and oxaloacetate. The citric acid is then oxidized in multiple steps to yeild approximately three NADH high energy electron carriers and two carbon dioxide molecules. These NADH molecules move onto the electron transport chain where they deposit their electrons causing protons to be pumped across the intermembrane space of the mitochondria. This electrochemical gradient, is what drives the production of ATP. At the end of the electron transport chain, oxygen is used to pick up electrons from the protein complex cytochrome c oxidase, allowing more electrons to continuously supply the proton gradient required for ATP production and thus all cellular metabolic processes."