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Respiratory complex I

Transfers electrons from NADH to ubiquinone and pumps protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane.

Oxidative phosphorylationHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER7.1.1.2EC record
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Record type: enzyme. Transfers electrons from NADH to ubiquinone and pumps protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
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HUMAN GENESNDUFS1Explore gene
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Catalyzes a step inOxidative phosphorylationUsesNADHUsesUbiquinoneProducesNAD+ProducesUbiquinolEncoded byNDUFS1
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NADH oxidation at complex I

Complex I transfers electrons from NADH to ubiquinone and pumps protons.

Oxidative phosphorylation · irreversible